Corydoras
melini Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1930
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contributors to this species: |
| Ian
Fuller (1)
Allan James (2) Danny Blundell
(2)
Jonas Hansel
(3) |
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| Relevant
Information: |
There is a similar species,
C084, which comes from the Rio Tiquié close to the Colombian
border, this species has a longer head and grows larger. There are
also a few other look-a-likes, C.davidsandsi,
C.metae
and C016. |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Callichthyidaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South
America: Upper Negro and Meta River basins. Type
locality: Jauareté an dem Ausfluss des Rio Papuri
in
den Rio Uaupés, Brazil. |
| Size:
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4.5cm (
1¾ins) |
| Temp: |
22-25°C
(71-77°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0
-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Ferraris, C.J.
Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628. |
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Family: Callichthyidae
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