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Gastrodermus gracilis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976

Image contributors to this species:

Allan James (3) Yann Fulliquet (1) Graham Ramsay (1) Christian Dresel (2)

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Relevant Information:

In the original description it was stated as Brazil, Est. Pará, tributary of Rio Tapajós but was later corrected by Nijssen & Isbrücker to Rio Jauna (= R. Juma) at Trans-Amazonica highway, about 6º09'S, 59º55'W, tributary of Rio Aripuaña, Amazonas, Brazil. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 5 and a revision and the resurrection of the genus name Gastrodermus Cope, 1878 has now finely occurred (2024). Aquarium Care: This is akin to most of this genus, very peaceful, and would be best housed with small to medium sized tankmates such as Tetras, Rasboras and Danios or in a species tank for breeding purposes. Best to purchase 6 individuals or more as they will be happier in a group. 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 gracilis: Meaning graceful; slender. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras gracillis.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Corydoras gracillis

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, tributary of Rio Aripuana, Rio Madeira basin.

Size:

Male: 3.5cm (1½ins) Female: 4.0cm (1¾ins)

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.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Fuller, A.M. & Evers, Hans-Georg: Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish P.182-183.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.

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Gastrodermus gracilis

Gastrodermus gracilis

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