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Corydoras sp. (CW224)

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The latest CW number of 2026 from the Corydoras World website, Corydoras sp. (CW224). Placed in Lineage 1 the "saddle-nosed" species 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 a good quality flake.

Common Name:

CW224

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Colombia, Rio Yucao. Rio Meta drainage.

Size:

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

Temp:

24-28°C (75-83°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Not Evaluated.

Reference:

Alexandrou, Markos & Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution, ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited.
Angelica C Dias, Luiz F C Tencatt, Fabio F Roxo, Gabriel de Souza da Costa Silva, Sérgio A Santos, Marcelo R Britto, Martin I Taylor, Claudio Oliveira, Phylogenomic analyses in the complex Neotropical subfamily Corydoradinae (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) with a new classification based on morphological and molecular data, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024;, zlae053.
www.corydorasworld.com

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Corydoras sp. (CW224)
Male

Corydoras sp. (CW224)
Female

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