Corydoras septentrionalis • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

Taken at time of collection in wild
Habitat: Open river with sandy banks
Habitat: Isolated pools in drying river bed
Habitat: Collecting with seine net
Habitat: Carefully pulling net to shore
Habitat
Dorsal view
Habitat

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Corydoras septentrionalis** Gosline, 1940
Common Name(s)	Northern Longnose Cory
Type Locality	Río Piña, 6 km north of Maturín, 9°45'N, 63°10'W, R. Guarapiché system, Monagas, Venezuela.
Pronunciation	Kory DOOR ass - Sep TEN tree on al iss
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. From the Latin septentrionalis meaning northern, alluding to the fact that this fish comes from northern South America.
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. A long-snouted species. The caudal fin rays are banded in brown and white, forming six or seven transverse rows.
Sexing	As with all Corydoras, the females are ultimately larger and noticeably wider when viewed from above.
Habitat Information
Distribution	A common Corydoras in the piedmont and northern Llanos tributaries of the Orinoco system of Venezuela. Its range may also extend into Colombia. Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH	6.0 - 7.5
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	A very adaptable Corydoras that requires no special water conditions.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Dry, frozen, and live foods.
Furniture	A dry season tank should have a leaf litter substrate with some pieces of driftwood. The water can be medium hard with a neutral pH and up to 82F. A rainy season biotope should have a sand and gravel substrate with driftwood pieces and a few larger stones that form caves. The water should be soft and cool at about 75F. In Cano Santo Domingo, Cojedes State, Venezuela the authors collected these Corydoras alongside C. aeneus ''black'', C. habrosus, Otocinclus vittatus, Hypoptopoma, Hypostomus plecostomus, Ochmacanthus, and Bunocephalus amaurus. Further south, this species appears alongside C. osteocarus.
Compatibility	These fish get along with anything not large enough to eat them.
Suggested Tankmates	Small to medium-sized tetras (such as the Diamond Tetra), dwarf cichlids and hatchet fish are good additions. Generally the fish will mix well with most community tank citizens. Keep in groups of at least six.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Stanford Ichthyol. Bull.v. 2 (no. 1) - pp16
Registered Keepers	(1) Yan, (2) JoseAngelBarro, (3) fulvioander (k: 2), (4) anitabritt (k: 6), who also notes: "6 wc adults.Bought as "Olga" ", (5) Keithj (k: 4), who also notes: "Mine have spawned several times in medium-hard water (KH 3, GH 10), at a temperature of 25C & pH of 6.5. I did nothing to trigger the spawnings beyond feeding frozen bloodworm and live white-worms regularly in addition to quality flake food. A very shy species that will hide at the first sign of movement.", (6) Troender (k: 4), (7) Kampfer, (8) gem400, (9) joemc, (10) corybreed, (11) swing (p: 2), (12) gem997 (k: 3), (13) catfishrock! (p: 2), (14) MHS, (15) mace. 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.
More Resources	- CotM 2002 June - Search Planet Catfish for more on Corydoras septentrionalis - BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts) - Look up Corydoras septentrionalis on AquaticRepublic.com - Look up Corydoras septentrionalis on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search. - URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)
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Last Update	2005 Feb 12 00:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Corydoras septentrionalis Gosline, 1940

Common Name(s)

Northern Longnose Cory

Type Locality

Río Piña, 6 km north of Maturín, 9°45'N, 63°10'W, R. Guarapiché system, Monagas, Venezuela.

Pronunciation

Kory DOOR ass - Sep TEN tree on al iss

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. From the Latin septentrionalis meaning northern, alluding to the fact that this fish comes from northern South America.

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.

A long-snouted species. The caudal fin rays are banded in brown and white, forming six or seven transverse rows.

Sexing

As with all Corydoras, the females are ultimately larger and noticeably wider when viewed from above.

Habitat Information

Distribution

A common Corydoras in the piedmont and northern Llanos tributaries of the Orinoco system of Venezuela. Its range may also extend into Colombia.
Orinoco Show it on a map

(hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)

6.0 - 7.5

Temperature

22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

A very adaptable Corydoras that requires no special water conditions.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Dry, frozen, and live foods.

Furniture

A dry season tank should have a leaf litter substrate with some pieces of driftwood. The water can be medium hard with a neutral pH and up to 82F. A rainy season biotope should have a sand and gravel substrate with driftwood pieces and a few larger stones that form caves. The water should be soft and cool at about 75F. In Cano Santo Domingo, Cojedes State, Venezuela the authors collected these Corydoras alongside C. aeneus ''black'', C. habrosus, Otocinclus vittatus, Hypoptopoma, Hypostomus plecostomus, Ochmacanthus, and Bunocephalus amaurus. Further south, this species appears alongside C. osteocarus.

Compatibility

These fish get along with anything not large enough to eat them.

Suggested Tankmates

Small to medium-sized tetras (such as the Diamond Tetra), dwarf cichlids and hatchet fish are good additions. Generally the fish will mix well with most community tank citizens. Keep in groups of at least six.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Stanford Ichthyol. Bull.v. 2 (no. 1) - pp16

Registered Keepers

(1) Yan, (2) JoseAngelBarro, (3) fulvioander (k: 2), (4) anitabritt (k: 6), who also notes: "6 wc adults.Bought as "Olga" ", (5) Keithj (k: 4), who also notes: "Mine have spawned several times in medium-hard water (KH 3, GH 10), at a temperature of 25C & pH of 6.5. I did nothing to trigger the spawnings beyond feeding frozen bloodworm and live white-worms regularly in addition to quality flake food. A very shy species that will hide at the first sign of movement.", (6) Troender (k: 4), (7) Kampfer, (8) gem400, (9) joemc, (10) corybreed, (11) swing (p: 2), (12) gem997 (k: 3), (13) catfishrock! (p: 2), (14) MHS, (15) mace.

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Breeding Reports

None.

More Resources

- CotM

2002

June

- Search Planet Catfish for more on Corydoras septentrionalis
Link

- BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts)
Look up AquaticRepublic.com

- Look up Corydoras septentrionalis on AquaticRepublic.com
Look up Fishbase

- Look up Corydoras septentrionalis on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search.
Link

- URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)

Hits

14601 hits.

Last Update

2005 Feb 12 00:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00)

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