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Scleromystax lacerdai (Hieronimus, 1995)

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Adrian Payne (1) Allan James (5) Jim Makin (1)

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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 lacardai has been placed in Lineage 3 and has retained the genus name of Scleromystax. Aquarium Care: 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. As this is a small species of Scleromystax you can house them in smaller tanks. The males do not fight or quarrel as do the larger members of this genera. Diet: As with other members of the Corydoradinae they relish tablet and a 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. Remarks: The coded species CW067 and CW092 are variants of S. lacardai. Etymology: The specific name lacardai: In honour of Brazilian aquarist and horticulturist Marco T. C. Lacerda, who collected the holotype.

Common Name:

Baianinho Cory, C015, CW067, CW092

Synonyms:

Corydoras lacerdai

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil; Ribeira da Terra Firme River, Bahia

Size:

Male: 5.0cm (2ins) Female: 5.5cm (2¼ins)

Temp:

22-25°C (71-77°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.2.

Reference:

Alexandrou, Markos & Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution, ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited.
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.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2024). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Second Edition. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
www.corydorasworld.com

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Scleromystax lacerdai
Female

Scleromystax lacerdai
Male surrounded by Daphnia

Scleromystax lacerdai
Eggs-1.8mm

Scleromystax lacerdai
One month old

Scleromystax lacerdai
Male

Scleromystax lacerdai
Female

Scleromystax lacerdai
Fry-9 days old

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