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| Scientific Name | Corydoras habrosus Weitzman, 1960 |
| Common Name(s) | Dainty Cory, Venezuelan Pygmy Cory |
| Type Locality | Río Salinas, trib. of Río Pao Viejo, El Baúl, 8°59'N, 68°16'W, Cojedes, Venezuela. |
| Pronunciation | Kory DOOR ass - hab ROE suss |
| 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 Greek 'habros' meaning pretty, delicate or dainty. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 35mm (1.4") 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. C. habrosus can be confused with the similar patterened species Corydoras cochui. However, C. habrosus has three blotches along the flank while C. cochui has four. C.cochui has two smaller spots situated between the adipose fin and the caudal peduncle while C. habrosus has a distinct large blotch on the caudal peduncle. |
| Sexing | Typical for genus with ripe females appearing broader when viewed from above. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Described from the Rio Salinas in Cojedes State. This species is common throughout the llanos in the Orinoco drainage rivers located in Portuguesa, Cojedes, Guarico, Apure, and Barinas States. Orinoco  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.2 - 7.2 |
| Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Prefers soft waters with little current. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Consumes live, frozen and prepared aquarium foods with gusto. The foods, however, must be small enough for the fish to consume. |
| Furniture | To create an ideal biotope tank lay down a substrate of about 3/4 inch fine sand. Cover this with 1-2 inches of old oak leaves. Along the back and the sides, place several pieces of driftwood. |
| Compatibility | Great tankmates for any fish that are not large enough to consume them. |
| Breeding | Breeding is best accomplished in a species tank. The breeding tank can be set up as noted above or can simply be a small container with some java moss. A group of 3-5 fishes will readily spawn in a tank as small as one gallon. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Stanford Ichthyol. Bull.v. 7 (no. 4) - pp141 - Figs. 1-2 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) discuscat, (2) MatsP (k: 5), (3) natefrog, (4) daniel60, (5) Keithj, (6) chris 1 (k: 7), (7) ivokilli, (8) Coryman, (9) Tuti, (10) philtre, (11) apistomaster (k: 12), (12) AmLi (k: 2), (13) cwm, (14) Dipsausje (k: 8), who also notes: "Got a group of 8 Corydoras Habrosus, selected them because of the size and looks. You can see them very well on sand and their behavior is interesting.", (15) Deb, who also notes: "Have kept this species continuously since 1999. On and off since 2010.", (16) fulvioander (k: 5), (17) loach, (18) glenny (k: 3), (19) steveh28 (k: 6), (20) catxx (k: 4), (21) guardianfyre, (22) iramjohn (k: 2), (23) spot86t, (24) UNTgolf (k: 14), (25) bevans (k: 5), (26) gismo5001, (27) Plecofanatic1989 (k: 2), (28) thelivelylady, (29) Scubaguy (k: 6), (30) Olivier, (31) alexmuchtar (k: 2), (32) OldMan (k: 15), who also notes: "Have 6 working well with endlers of all sizes in my endler colony. I am also using 9 of them in a fry growout tank with no issues. These guys are hardy and gentle dwarfs.", (33) sarae, (34) Bill Tuttle, (35) Ill (p: 2), (36) briggadane (k: 5), (37) amergim, (38) kellygirl (k: 2), (39) observant person, (40) boyneburn (k: 8), (41) jar (k: 7), (42) apisto-nut, (43) nikelodeon79, (44) behhl (k: 6), (45) Kampfer, (46) gem400, (47) kerryteatsjr (k: 6), (48) fishbguy (k: 5), (49) chochiss, (50) arzerkle, (51) reneb, (52) DiHo (k: 10), (53) jimoo, (54) JoJo3131, (55) madattiver (k: 2), (56) jeff@zina.com, (57) donishi, (58) rich815, (59) SHEAG35 (k: 14), (60) RIPbiglad, (61) Zzyzx85, (62) fishpimpin, (63) Crel (k: 6), (64) corycrazy (k: 3), (65) matti2uude (k: 10), (66) cichlidman16yearsold (k: 15), (67) mummymonkey (k: 100), (68) Nabobmob1, (69) rhibear (k: 6), who also notes: "from Frank Falcone", (70) NC24, (71) Vlacek (k: 5), (72) Amazoniensis (k: 5), (73) fishmanbill (k: 2), (74) BasS (k: 6), (75) jp11biod, (76) Mowin (k: 12), (77) dave.h (p: 2), (78) aquaoahu, (79) ecelma, (80) alleykat (k: 13), (81) Joost (p: 4, k: 7), (82) SHEAG (k: 6), (83) Mark Roesner, (84) Luis.Ventura, (85) JamesStuddart (p: 2), (86) zera, (87) Dinnie, (88) rmc (k: 5), (89) Corygal (k: 4), who also notes: "Spawned for the first time 16.11.11 but infirtile :(
Great, feisty little Corys", (90) AndiH (k: 6), (91) donpetty (k: 12), (92) Rita Aspevik (k: 5), (93) Sweety (k: 8), (94) blu (k: 5), (95) Ibn, (96) Coursair, (97) mace, (98) Alisana, (99) Lars Jamne (k: 20), (100) Jessia, (101) cpc1007, (102) Coriequest (k: 6), (103) markmoten (k: 15), (104) dkk (k: 13), (105) mikebren12 (k: 6), (106) Floody, (107) CaliCory (k: 12), (108) MChambers (k: 8), (109) janne dahle (k: 10), (110) nurseshelly (k: 10). 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 | (1) steveh28 (b: 43), (2) dkk (b: 13). |
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| Last Update | 2005 Aug 28 00:00 (species record created: 2002 Dec 15 00:00) |
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