The third thumbnail specimen
was caught by Memin who lives in a village in the
jungle just outside of Leticia on the Brazil/Colombia
border and catches fish for the exporters in that
area. It has an unusual colouring but this species
is highly variable in its markings. Placed in Lineage
1, and 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.
South America:
Ecuador, Río Bobonaza, a tributary of the Río
Pastaza, itself a tributary of the Río
Marañón.
Size:
Male: 6.5cm (2½ins)
Female: 7.0cm (2¾ins)
Temp:
23-26°C (73-79°F)
p.H.
6.0-7.2.
Reference:
www.corydorasworld.com 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.
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