Corydoras pantanalensis • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Corydoras pantanalensis** Knaack, 2001
Common Name(s)	C005
Type Locality	Bolivia: Northern Pantanal: Santa Cruz
Pronunciation	Kory DOOR ass - pant AN al EN siss
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 after its distribution area, the Pantanal.
Species Information
Size	80mm (3.1") 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. Males and females look identical until maturity when only the males develop a strong pattern. Very similar to Corydoras geryi except that C. geryi has a transparent (clear) fins which are sometime patterned too.
Sexing	Mature males show a network pattern with brown, basic colouration always emerald green. Those without the network pattern are either immature or unsuited males or females. Mature females are larger and broader than these unadorned males.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Bolivia: Pantanal Cussis (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Las Petas (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
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	Knaack, who collected and described the species, reports captive spawning. He states the fish are easy to breed and compares them to C. geryi (also easy to breed). At 15mm length the fry are brownish mottled.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	(1) Coryman, (2) joern (k: 6), (3) jollysue (k: 6), (4) Dave Rinaldo (k: 3), (5) spot86t, (6) geekshow, (7) Birger Amundsen, (8) sampster5000 (k: 2), (9) donishi, (10) Kampfer, (11) sterba (k: 6), (12) MattP (k: 3), (13) Coryologist (k: 14), (14) Seagirt, (15) kim m, (16) chef (p: 2). 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	- Search Planet Catfish for more on Corydoras pantanalensis - BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts) - Look up Corydoras pantanalensis on AquaticRepublic.com - Look up Corydoras pantanalensis 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	2007 Feb 18 15:12 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)

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