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Corydoras semiaquilus Weitzman, 1964

Image contributors to this species:

Danny Blundell (1) Allan James (1) Peru Aquarium Group (4) Mark Goh (1) Dennis Barrett (1) Petr Posel (1)

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Relevant Information:

This species can be very variable in its body markings. Sympatric with C. fowleri. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 1 and when there is a revision they will stay as Corydoras (Lacépède, 1803) with the type species of C. geoffroy La Cépède, 1803. As of the latest update (Dias et al 2024), Corydoras semiaquilus has been placed in Lineage 1 and has retained the genus name of Corydoras. 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. Etymology: The specific name semiaquilus: From the Latin semi = 'half' and quilus = 'dark coloured', pertaining to the dark colour on the upper body scutes on this Corydoras. Remarks: The penultimate thumbnail image shows a specimen on a black substrate hence the colour difference, so this may also be C. semiaquilus, but this has not yet been confirmed.

Common Name:

Corydoras "Kiko", Corydoras "Dida", Corydoras sp. 'Peru black'

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

Brazil: In Igarapé Preto, a tributary of the Rio Solimoes (Rio Amazonas River system). Peru: tributaries of the Rio Ucayali, near Genero Herrera.

Size:

Male: 7.5cm (3ins) Female: 8.0cm (3¼ins)

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.
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.
Seus, Werner: Corydoras, The most Popular armoured catfishes of South America.

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Corydoras semiaquilus

Corydoras semiaquilus

Corydoras cf. semiaquilus

Corydoras semiaquilus

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