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| Scientific Name | Corydoras kanei Grant, 1997 |
| Common Name(s) | C026, C046 |
| Type Locality | Aquarium specimens said to be from near the town of Boa Vista, State of Roraima, Brazil [possibly from the Rio Branco]. |
| 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 Mr. Kane Grant. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 55mm (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. |
| 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: Negro River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes)  , Negro (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.5 - 7.4 |
| Temperature | 21.5-25.0°C or 70.7-77°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 | Fine sand substrate. |
| Compatibility | Peaceful species. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Ideal fish for the community tank. |
| Breeding | First recorded captive breeding 1986. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Aquarist and Pondkeeper v. 62 (no. 10) 1998 41 Photos 1-2 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) loafingloach (k: 5), who also notes: "like cooler water (71-75), similar to C. atropersonatus but with denser spots timid (as compared to C. aeneus), it was sold to me as atropersonatus", (2) AmLi (k: 9), (3) thelivelylady, (4) gem400, (5) gismo5001, (6) Kampfer, (7) bamboosticks (k: 12), who also notes: "Note caudal markings when comparing with Corydoras Atropersonatus. Females get noticeably larger than males. I've bred 'em! lol, in April 2009.", (8) Mark Roesner, (9) MHS, (10) wrasse. 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 Aug 30 18:14 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00) |
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