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| Scientific Name | Corydoras orcesi Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970 |
| Common Name(s) | Johanna Cory |
| Pronunciation | Kory DOOR ass |
| Etymology | Cory = helmet, doras = skin. In this case it was incorrectly used to mean armour (cuirasse) instead of skin in allusion to the dual rows of plates that run along the flanks of this genus. Named to honour Dr. Gustavo Orcés-Villagomez. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm (2.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Corydoras are identified by their twin rows of armour plates along the flanks and by having fewer than 10 dorsal fin rays. They are most commonly confused with the other genera in the sub-family, namely Brochis, Scleromystax and Aspidoras. Dedicated to Dr Gustavo Orcéz-Villagomez. |
| Sexing | Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Rio Conambo, near village of Onambo, Pastaza, Ecuador. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Tigre  , Conambo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Will accept a wide range of commercial foods including tablets, granules and flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm, Daphnia and tubifex are readily accepted. |
| Furniture | Shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required. Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Do not keep over regular, not rounded gravel, this will damaged the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Jørn Kåsa, (2) kenneth knutsen (k: 5), (3) Kampfer, (4) Birger Amundsen, (5) Jools (k: 3), (6) Coryologist (k: 12), who also notes: "Had my first spawn today of 60+ viable eggs. (Feb. 5, 2011) I did nothing to trigger the fish. Noticed a very plump female, yesterday and found eggs, this morning - Frank", (7) soltarii007. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Nov 07 12:14 (species record created: 2006 Jul 24 00:00) |
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