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Corydoras amapaensis Nijssen, 1972

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C. amapaensis is one of only four species that posses a third pair of rictal barbels, C. septentrionalis, C. geoffroy and C. simulatus are the other three. These extra barbels are short and not that easy to see unless the fish is stationary. There are two populations of C. amapaensis with their own colour patterns and they may overlap. Found in small creeks with flowing water and sandy bottom, in the upper reaches of rivers, upstream of the first rapids. Sympatric with C. solox. Placed it in Lineage 1. When there is a revision they will stay as Corydoras (Lacépède, 1803) with the type species of C. geoffroy La Cépède, 1803. Aquarium Care: As this is one of the longer snouted species it will be well suited to most community tanks. A well planted tank with a soft substrate such as sand so they can bury their snouts while searching out food. Diet: Readily accepts a mixed and varied diet which includes granular foods, tablet food, frozen bloodworm and good quality flake to name but a few. Remarks: The fish collected in the Oyapock River in the border river between French Guyana and Brazil is likely to be a colour variety of C. amapaensis.

Common Name:

CW121

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Oyapock and Amapari rivers in Amapá State in Brazil and French Guiana. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Amapa, Cachoera Creek at right bank of Río Amapari, 4 km downstream of Casa do 7.

Size:

Male: 6.0cm (2¼ins) Female: 7.0cm (2¾ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

Reference:

www.corydorasworld.com
Fuller, I.A.M. & Evers, H-G: 2005 Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish 384p.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
Alexandrou, Markos & Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution, ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (04/2011).
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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Corydoras amapaensis

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