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Information:
Shares the same habitats as
the rounder headed version C.
oiapoquensis.
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. Aquarium Care:
As this is one of the longer snouted species it will
be well suited to most community tanks. A well planted
tank with a soft substrate such as sand so they can
bury their snouts while searching out food. Diet:
Readily accepts a mixed and varied diet which includes
granular foods, tablet food, frozen bloodworm and
a good quality flake.
Common
Name:
Long-nosed oiapoquensis
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Callichthyidae
Distribution:
South America:
French Guiana; Cumuri creek at left bank of Oyapock
River, upstream of first rapids of Grande Roche, south
west of village Oiapoque (Brazil,Est. Amapa. 03º54'
N, 51º46'W).
Size:
Male: 5.5cm (2¼ins)
Female: 6.0cm (2½ins)
Temp:
23-26°C (73-79°F)
p.H.
6.0-7.2.
Reference:
Alexandrou,
Markos & Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution,
ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited. Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers
(2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement
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