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Hoplisoma cruziense (Knnack, 2002)

Image contributors to this species:

Allan James (1) Lindsay Dobree-Carey (1) Adrian Taylor (1) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (1)

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Relevant Information:

First given the C-number of C012 before description. Similar to Hoplisoma copei from Peru and are quite difficult to tell apart. 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 cruziensis has now been placed in Lineage 9 and has the new genus name of Hoplisoma and a change to the specific name to cruziense. 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 cruziense: After the Bolivian Departmento de Santa Cruz. Remarks: This species is still found on some online sources as Corydoras cruziensis.

Common Name:

C012

Synonyms:

Corydoras cruziensis

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Madeira River basin in Santa Cruz and Beni Departments of Bolivia. Type locality: kleinerer Fließgewässer in Santa Cruz, Guarayos, A. Puente, Bolivia.

Size:

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

Temp:

23-26°C (73-79°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.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.

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Hoplisoma cruziense

Hoplisoma cruziense

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