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Hoplisoma bicolor (Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967)

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Ian Fuller (1) Nick van Lier (2) Karsten Schönherr (1) Mark Allison (1) Drake Shaw (1)

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Closely related to Hoplisoma burgessi and is very rare in imports although Suriname (2016) is now beginning to open up to aquarists. 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 bicolor has now been placed in Lineage 9 and has the new genus name of Hoplisoma. 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 bicolor: meaning two coloured. Remarks: This species is still found on some online sources as Corydoras bicolor.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Corydoras bicolor

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Coastal rivers of Suriname. Type Locality: The holotype was collected by H.P.Pijpers in 1961 in the Surinam-Corantijn River system, Sipaliwini River near the border with Brazil, Paru, Savanna.

Size:

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

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 Ian Fuller Enterprises. 384 p.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
Nijssen H. & Isbrücker I.J.H.: 1980, A review of the Genus Corydoras Lacepede, 1803. (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthyidae) 220p.

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Hoplisoma bicolor

Hoplisoma bicolor

Hoplisoma bicolor
From Kabalebo river (Corantijne drainage)

Hoplisoma bicolor

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