Adult males have an extended
first dorsal fin ray. Similar to C.
parallelus
but this species has an orange blotch in the predorsal
region and the first ray of the dorsal is black whereas
C. schwartzi has a transparent or greyish
first dorsal fin ray followed by a black zone. 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 Hoplosopma (Agassiz, 1846). 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.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Callichthyidae
Distribution:
South America:Brazil; Purus River basin, middle Amazon
system. Type locality: Brasilien,
Mündungsgebiet des Rio Purus.
Size:
6.0cm (2½ins)
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.
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 384p.
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