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| Scientific Name | Corydoras melanistius Regan, 1912 |
| Common Name(s) | Spotted Cory, Spotted Cory |
| Type Locality | Essequibo R., Guyana. |
| Synonym(s) | Corydoras melanistius longirostris |
| Pronunciation | Kory DOOR ass - mell an IST ee uss |
| 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 its black (melan=black) dorsal sail (histion=sail) fin. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 57mm (2.2") 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 brevirostris by not having any patterning in the caudal fin. Was elevated out of subspecies status (then known as Corydoras melanistius melanistius) 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: Coastal rivers of the Guianas. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range) |
| 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 | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 8)v. 10 (no. 57) - pp216 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) daniel60, (2) Tulio, (3) Yan, (4) NEONCORY, (5) Barracuda518 (k: 4), (6) Richie Hell, (7) Plecofanatic1989, (8) fulvioander (k: 3), (9) gismo5001, (10) alexmuchtar, who also notes: "Suddenly swam upside down & died after 1 day.", (11) apisto-nut, (12) gem400, (13) ozarowana (k: 3), (14) Nick44 (k: 16), (15) jacobhayes79 (p: 3, k: 4), (16) xander (k: 3), (17) Mark Roesner, (18) Quo, (19) arapaimag (k: 2), (20) Elwood (k: 5), (21) Luis.Ventura, (22) financialfoodie (k: 3), (23) ars (k: 5), (24) MHS, (25) djfattanzo (k: 9), (26) mani29 (k: 3). 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 Sep 02 09:12 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00) |
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