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Corydoras nattereri Steindachner, 1877

 

Image contributors to this species:

Helen Burns (1) Karsten  Schönherr (1) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (3) Alan Pinkerton (1) Allan James (1) Joakim Schön (1)

ScotCat Sources:

Article  Etymology = Genus  Etymology = Species

Other Sources:

Search  FishBase  Wikipedia  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  FishNet2  iNaturalist

Relevant Information:

As with most of this genera will do best in a group. As they are from the southern limits of Brazil they will do better with cooler temperatures in the aquarium. Similar looking to Corydoras baderi and also Scleromystax prionotos which resides in the same river system. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 6 which has always been classified as Corydoras (Lacépède, 1803) so a new genus would need to be described and a new type species when a new revision is carried out. Diet: A good quality flake food and tablet food for adults with sporadic feedings of frozen or live food will keep your Corydoras in good health.

Common Name:

Blue Corydoras

Synonyms:

Corydoras juquiaae, Corydoras nattereri triseriatus

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Coastal rivers in southeastern Brazil from Espirito Santo to Paraná, Brazil. Type locality: Affluent of Rio Parahyba, 3 mi. up, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by neotype designation.

Size:

Male: 6.0cm (2½ins) Female: 6.5cm (2¾ins)

Temp:

20-23°C (67-73°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.2.

Reference:

Alexandrou, Markos & Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution, ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628
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.

Seus, Werner: Corydoras, The most Popular armoured catfishes of South America.



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