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| Scientific Name | Corydoras brevirostris Fraser-Brunner, 1947 |
| Common Name(s) | Spotted Cory |
| Type Locality | Orinoco, Venezuela (aquarium specimen). |
| Synonym(s) | Corydoras wotroi |
| Pronunciation | Kory DOOR ass - brev ee ROSS truss |
| 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. This specific epithet refers to the specimen's short(brevis=short) snout(rostrum=muzzle or snout). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 60mm (2.4") 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. Differs from Corydoras melanistius by having patterning in the caudal fin. Was elevated out of subspecies status (then known as Corydoras melanistius brevirostris) in 2001. |
| 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 | South America: Orinoco River basin and coastal drainages in Suriname. Orinoco  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.8 |
| Temperature | 20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | dH 25. |
| 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 | |
| References | Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.v. 117 (pt 1) - pp244 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Coryman, (2) joern (k: 10), (3) Schwec (p: 2), (4) Plecofanatic1989 (k: 2), (5) alderfish (k: 5), (6) apisto-nut, (7) Kampfer (k: 5), (8) arzerkle (p: 2), (9) nooneknows (k: 11), who also notes: "Update: had to leave for vacation so no special care was given to fry (actually, some were sucked up in water change, that's how they were discovered)-a few fry still remain as of 4/2.
keep in 29 gal, at about 78F with medusa plecs; did a cold water change 3/5/10 and found fry about a week later. ", (10) Crel (k: 2), (11) matti2uude (k: 2), (12) bunthid tumnontigoon (k: 11), (13) CanadaPleco (k: 4), (14) Mezel, who also notes: "He was the only one left in the store, cost me a lot but i always wanted one. His only buddie is a pepperd cory.... I need more.", (15) FishandFire, (16) rhibear (k: 8), (17) Mark Roesner, (18) ars (k: 5), (19) MHS, (20) Ronja. 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 | 2007 Jul 01 11:28 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00) |
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