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This species is said to occupy the same or overlapping geographic areas with Brochis amandajanea and in some quarters there is a thought that they are one and the same variable species but it is listed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes as valid. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 4 which comprises the "intermediate long-snouts" with deeper bodies. It also includes Brochis in sub-clade 1 which was synonymised with Corydoras by Britto in 2003 but in time there will be a revision which will resurrect Brochis (Cope, 1871) to full genera again. As of the latest update Corydoras crypticus has now been placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 4 and has the new genus name of Brochis and the updated specific name of cryptica (Dias et al 2024). Aquarium Care: This is akin to most of this genus, very peaceful, and would be best housed with small to medium tank mates such as Tetras, Rasboras and Danios or in a species tank for breeding purposes. Diet: Readily accepts a mixed and varied diet which includes granular foods, tablet food, frozen bloodworm and a good quality flake. Etymology: The specific name cryptica: Derived from the transliterated Greek kryptos, meaning hidden or concealed, in reference to the close morphological and pigmentation similarities of this species to congeners and its previously unrecognised taxonomic distinctiveness. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras crypticus.

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Corydoras crypticus

Callichthyidae

South America: Brazil: Rio Miuã system of streams, possibly the Uariabe stream. (Miu system), 10-12 kilometers from its confluence of  the upper Negro River.

Male: 6.0cm (2½ins) Female: 6.5cm (2¾ins)

23-25°C (73-77°F)

6.0-7.0.

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.
www.corydorasworld.com