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Hoplisoma caudimaculatum Rössel, 1961

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Adrian Payne (1) Dennis Barrett (1) Mona Opland (4) Mark Goh (1) Allan James (2)

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Similar looking species are Gastrodermus guapore, Hoplisoma simile and Brochis spectabilis. 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 caudimaculatus has now been placed in Lineage 9 and has the new genus name of Hoplisoma and also a change to the specific name to caudimaculatum. 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 epithet caudimaculatum: From the Latin cauda = 'tail' and maculatum = 'spotted' alluding to the spot in the caudal peduncle. Remarks: This species is still found on some online sources as Corydoras caudimaculatus.

Common Name:

Tail-spot Corydoras

Synonyms:

Corydoras caudimaculatus

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil; Guaporé River basin.

Size:

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

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

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.

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Hoplisoma caudimaculatum

Hoplisoma caudimaculatum

Hoplisoma caudimaculatum
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Hoplisoma caudimaculatum

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