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In 1980 Nijssen and Isbrücker named this species as a synonym of S. barbatus but in 2001 in a paper by Ian Fuller of Corydoras World (Fuller, 2001) they resurrected the name again. The male S. barbatus has a gold band over the snout whereas S. kronei is devoid of this feature but the females of both species can be difficult to tell apart. In Fishbase and the Catalog of Fishes, this species is still not recognised and is listed as a synonym (Corydoras kronei) of Sclromystax barbatus. Lineage: All Scleromystax species belong to Lineage 3 and would remain as Scleromystax (Günther, 1864) with the designated type species of Scleromystax barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824). As of the latest update (Dias et al 2024), Scleromystax barbatus has been placed in Lineage 3 and has retained the genus name of Scleromystax. Aquarium Care: Sometimes the males of Scleromystax species can get aggressive to other males so maybe one male to a group may be the best way to go if there are conflicts in the aquarium. As with most members of the Callichthyidae they are peaceful. The Scleromystax genera are good additions to "cool water" aquarium set ups with maybe other cool water fish such as White Cloud Mountain Minnows and other fish that are comfortable with a temperature around the 70°f (21.5°c) mark. Diet: As with other members of the Corydoradinae they relish tablet and good quality flake food with frozen bloodworm a firm favourite. They are also keen on chopped earthworms and other worm foods such as white worm used sparingly, and grindal worm. Etymology: The specific name kronei: Dedicated to Mr. Ricardo Krone. Remarks: In Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes this species is treated as a synonym of S. barbatus.

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Corydoras kronei

Callichthyidae

South America: Brazil; São Paulo, Iporangue, Iguape, em buracos do leito dos Rios Una da  Aldeida e Despraiado.

Male: 8.0cm (3¼ins) Female: 8.5cm (3½ins)

21-25°C (69-77°F)

6.0-7.2.

Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
Angelica C Dias, Luiz F C Tencatt, Fabio F Roxo, Gabriel de Souza da Costa Silva, Sérgio A Santos, Marcelo R Britto, Martin I Taylor, Claudio Oliveira, Phylogenomic analyses in the complex Neotropical subfamily Corydoradinae (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) with a new classification based on morphological and molecular data, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024;, zlae053.
Alexandrou, Markos & Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution, ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited.
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