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Hoplisoma atropersonatum Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970

Image contributors to this species:

Ian Fuller (1) Christopher Wardle-Cousins (1) Mark Goh (1) Allan James (2) CP Aqua Studio (2) Steven Milne (1)

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Relevant Information:

There are reputed to be different forms of this species in the hobby. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 9, the "short-snouted" species with the designated type species: C. punctatus. A revision in the future would constitute the resurrection of the genus name Hoplisoma (Agassiz, 1846). As of the latest revision (Dias et al 2024) Corydoras atropersonatus has now been placed in Lineage 9 and has the new genus name of Hoplisoma and also a change to the specific name to atropersonatum. 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: Feeding is not a problem as they will readily consume commercial foods such as flake, granular and tablet foods and frozen foods such as bloodworms and daphnia, like all fish they benefit from regular feedings of live foods such as Daphnia, Cyclops, Grindal worms and bloodworms. Etymology: The specific name atropersonatum: from the Latin atropersonatum = 'with a black mask' alluding to the mask across the eye. Remarks: This species is still found on some online sources as Corydoras atropersonatus.

Common Name:

Fairy Corydoras

Synonyms:

Corydoras atropersonatus

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Upper Amazon River basin, Ecuador and Peru. Type Locality: Ecuador, Río Conambo at mouth of Río Shione (about 2º00'S, 76º30'W), Río Tigre system, Est. Pastaza.

Size:

Male: 4.5cm. (1¾ins) Female: 5.0cm. (2ins)

Temp:

24-27°C (75-81°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.
www.corydorasworld.com

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Hoplisoma atropersonatum

Hoplisoma atropersonatum

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