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Corydoras stenocephalus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942

Image contributors to this species:

Ian Fuller (1) Peru Aquarium Group (2) Jorge Garcia (1) CP Aqua Studio (3)

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Relevant Information:

Known for the midlateral blotch to body. Lineage: A "Saddle nosed species" which would place it 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 stenocephalus 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 stenocephalus: From the Latin stenocephalus meaning = 'narrow-headed'. Remarks: C078 and C124 are the same species as Corydoras stenocephalus.

Common Name:

C017, Corydoras "Antonio"

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Eastern Ecuador and Ucayali River basin, Madre de Dios region Peru. Type locality: Yarinococha, Peru.

Size:

Male: 6.5cm (2¾ins) Female: 7.0cm (3ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

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.
Fuller, I.A.M. & Evers, H-G: 2005 Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish 384 p.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
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.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2024). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Second Edition. Ian Fuller Enterprises.

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Corydoras stenocephalus

Corydoras stenocephalus

Corydoras stenocephalus
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