Similar looking to C.
amapaensis from
the Oyapock and Amapari rivers in Amapá State
in Brazil and French Guiana. C. saramaccensis
is 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.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Callichthyidae
Distribution:
South America:
Suriname, Brokopondo District, Saramacca River system,
creek at right bank of the Kleine Saramacca River,
11 km east-south-east from junction with the Saramacca
River.
Size:
Male: 6.5cm ( 2½ins)
Female: 7.0cm (2¾ins)
Temp:
23-27°C (74-81°F)
p.H.
6.5-7.2.
Reference:
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.
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