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Similar to Hoplisoma cruziense from Bolivia and are difficult to tell apart. Quiet rare in imports. Lineage: Both are 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 copei 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 copei: In honour of American zoologist-paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope (1840–1897), who described Corydoras acutus, Corydoras ambiacus (Brochis ambiacus), Corydoras amphibelus (Hoplisoma amphibelum) and C. trilineatus (Hoplisoma trilineatum), all, like this species, from Peru. Remarks: This species is still found on some online sources as Corydoras copei.

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Corydoras copei

Callichthyidae

South America: Pastaza River basin in Loreto, Peru. Type locality: Loreto, cours inférieur du Río Huytoyacu, près du village Nuevo Progresso, affluent de la rive droite du Rio Pastaza, environ 40 km N. du Lago Rimachi (4º13'S, 76º38'W).

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

22-25°C (71-77°F)

6.0-7.2.

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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.
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The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.