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Corydoras robustus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980

Image contributors to this species:

Ian Fuller (4) Allan James (1) Yann Fulliquet (2) Haakon Haagensen (1)

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Adult males can be quite striking with their long dorsal fin. Similar to appearance, as juvenile, to C049 which is found in the Purus system in Brazil and called 'False robustus' by the exporters. 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: 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: A good quality flake food and tablet food for adults with sporadic feedings of frozen or live food will keep your Corydoras in good health.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil; Rio Ipixuna ou Paranapixuna, tributary of the Rio Purus, 30km west of Humaita.

Size:

Male: 8.5cm (3¼ins) Female: 9.0cm (3½ins)

Temp:

23-25°C (73-77°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.2.

Reference:

Alexandrou, Markos & Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution, ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited.
Fuller, Ian A.M. & Evers, Hans-Georg: Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish. 2005. 384 p
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.

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Corydoras robustus
Male

Corydoras robustus
Pair-female to front

Corydoras robustus
Male

Corydoras robustus

Corydoras robustus
Male

Corydoras robustus
Female

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