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Gastrodermus sp. (C123)

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Ian Fuller (2) Allan James (3) Alfito Toribio Rios (1) Lars Jamne (1)

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Relevant Information:

Known in the trade as Corydoras sp. ‘Yellow Cat’ because of its distinctive yellow finnage and is just another colour form of Gastrodermus elegans. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 5 and a revision in the future could involve the resurrection of the genus name Gastrodermus (Cope, 1878). As of the latest update (Dias et al. 2024) Corydoras sp. (C123) has now been placed in Lineage 5 and has the new genus name of Gastrodermus. 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/Gastrodermus in good health. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras sp. (C123).

Common Name:

C123, Corydoras sp. ‘Yellow Cat’

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Peru, Río Nanay.

Size:

Male: 4.0cm (1½ins) Female: 4.5cm (1¾ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79°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.
Fuller, I.A.M. & Evers, H-G: 2005 Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish 384 p.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.

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Gastrodermus sp. (C123)

Gastrodermus sp. (C123)

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