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Similar to Brochis delphax but has a barred caudal fin whereas C. ephippifer has a clear caudal fin. CW025 is considered to be a colour form of C. ephippifer. 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 ephippifer has now been placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 4 and has the new genus name of Brochis (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 ephippifer: Ephippium, saddle; fero, to bear, referring to the saddle-shaped markings on body. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras ephippifer.

Saddle Corydoras, CW025

Corydoras ephippifer

Callichthyidae

South America: Brazil, Est. Amapa, Cachoera Creek at right bank of Rio Amapari, 4km downstream of Casa do.

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

22-25°C (71-77°F)

6.0-7.2.

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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.