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Corydoras sarareensis Dinkelmeyer, 1995

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Ian Fuller (2) CP Aqua Studio (1) Jonas Abraham (1)

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Was first given the code number of C023 before description. Belongs to a group of long-snouted species in which males exhibit a thickened and bristled first pectoral fin ray. A variable species which can show the black blotch on the body in different sizes. 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 sarareensis 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 sarareenis: from Sararé, a river in Brazil where this Corydoras species was found.

Common Name:

C023

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, State of Mato Grosso, Rio Sarare, right affluent of the upper Rio Guapore.

Size:

Male: 6.0cm (2¼ins) Female: 6.5cm (2½ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Corydoras sarareensis is endemic to Brazil and known from the Guaporé River basin, Madeira River drainage, in the border region between Brazil and Bolivia. Although the collection of specimens for commercial purposes is authorized, this activity does not appear to harm the species' survival in the wild. Although population information is scarce, no significant threats to the species have been identified. Therefore, C. sarareensis has been categorised as Least Concern (IUCN 2022).

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 384p.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) 2022. Corydoras sarareensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.
Tencatt, Luiz. pers comm. 2020.

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Corydoras sarareensis
Female

Corydoras sarareensis
Male

Corydoras sarareensis

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