Corydoras punctatus • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

Female
Juvenile
Catching Corydoras punctatus
Collected from Iracoubo River basin, French Guiana
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Corydoras punctatus** Bloch, 1794
Common Name(s)	C012
Type Locality	Suriname
Synonym(s)	Cataphractus punctatus
Pronunciation	Kory DOOR ass - punk TATT 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. The specific epithet is from the latin punctatum meaning small hole, dot or spot.
Species Information
Size	50mm (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. All over spotted head and body, striped caudal and black blotch in top half of caudal.
Sexing	Females around 5mm larger than males, wider.
General Remarks	Former the type species for the genus Corydoras, Isbrücker (1999) later proved that the type species was actually C. geoffroy.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Suriname, district of Brokopondo, Suriname River drainage. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Suriname (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH	6.6 - 7.6
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	As with most Corydoras catfish, this species is always hungry and will eat a wide variety of foods including shrimp pellets, blood worms, brine shrimp, and pre-soaked flake food. It can be fed three times a day, but only twice is necessary (in the morning, and again towards the evening).
Furniture	There should be fine smooth round gravel or sand in the bottom of the tank as these fish are constantly sifting through it for food. Live plants are not a necessity, but are suggested as they are beneficial in many ways.
Compatibility	This fish is very peaceful and gets along well with other fish, and it will not harass another fish in its aquarium - no matter how big or small.
Suggested Tankmates	Corydoras punctatus is a very social catfish and will not only get along with other catfish, it will do well with them and keeping it in a shoal with other Corydoras is strongly recommended. Any species of Corydoras will be an excellent tankmate for this fish, and other good candidates are angelfish, gouramis, and tetras among others.
Breeding	The species has been successfully bred under aquarium conditions.
Further Information
References	Naturg. Ausl. Fischev. 8 - pp90 - Pl. 377 (fig. 2)
Registered Keepers	(1) AmLi (k: 9), (2) Jestre, (3) Annarae, (4) thelivelylady, (5) teddyman5 (k: 3), (6) Fishaliciousfish (k: 10), (7) jollysue (k: 6), (8) lizimal, who also notes: "Only one remaining of an original group of 3. He's been with us longer than all the rest of our fish at this point. At or over the 2" mark now.", (9) Greg Curtis, (10) sampster5000, (11) jha61, (12) Vision Dancer, (13) tony57, (14) antares, (15) alicia074, (16) KansasGuppyGuy (k: 10), (17) Seagirt, (18) Lars Jamne (k: 5), (19) Gertbl (k: 11). 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 punctatus - BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts) - Look up Corydoras punctatus on AquaticRepublic.com - Look up Corydoras punctatus on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search. - URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)
Hits	17638 hits.
Last Update	2006 Dec 23 08:20 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Corydoras punctatus Bloch, 1794

Suriname

Cataphractus punctatus

Pronunciation

Kory DOOR ass - punk TATT 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. The specific epithet is from the latin punctatum meaning small hole, dot or spot.

Species Information

Size

50mm (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.

All over spotted head and body, striped caudal and black blotch in top half of caudal.

Sexing

Females around 5mm larger than males, wider.

General Remarks

Former the type species for the genus Corydoras, Isbrücker (1999) later proved that the type species was actually C. geoffroy.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Suriname, district of Brokopondo, Suriname River drainage.
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Suriname (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)

6.6 - 7.6

Temperature

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

Husbandry Information

Feeding

As with most Corydoras catfish, this species is always hungry and will eat a wide variety of foods including shrimp pellets, blood worms, brine shrimp, and pre-soaked flake food. It can be fed three times a day, but only twice is necessary (in the morning, and again towards the evening).

Furniture

There should be fine smooth round gravel or sand in the bottom of the tank as these fish are constantly sifting through it for food. Live plants are not a necessity, but are suggested as they are beneficial in many ways.

Compatibility

This fish is very peaceful and gets along well with other fish, and it will not harass another fish in its aquarium - no matter how big or small.

Suggested Tankmates

Corydoras punctatus is a very social catfish and will not only get along with other catfish, it will do well with them and keeping it in a shoal with other Corydoras is strongly recommended. Any species of Corydoras will be an excellent tankmate for this fish, and other good candidates are angelfish, gouramis, and tetras among others.

Breeding

The species has been successfully bred under aquarium conditions.

Further Information

References

Naturg. Ausl. Fischev. 8 - pp90 - Pl. 377 (fig. 2)

Registered Keepers

(1) AmLi (k: 9), (2) Jestre, (3) Annarae, (4) thelivelylady, (5) teddyman5 (k: 3), (6) Fishaliciousfish (k: 10), (7) jollysue (k: 6), (8) lizimal, who also notes: "Only one remaining of an original group of 3. He's been with us longer than all the rest of our fish at this point. At or over the 2" mark now.", (9) Greg Curtis, (10) sampster5000, (11) jha61, (12) Vision Dancer, (13) tony57, (14) antares, (15) alicia074, (16) KansasGuppyGuy (k: 10), (17) Seagirt, (18) Lars Jamne (k: 5), (19) Gertbl (k: 11).

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Breeding Reports

None.

More Resources

- Search Planet Catfish for more on Corydoras punctatus
Link

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Look up AquaticRepublic.com

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

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

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

Hits

17638 hits.

Last Update

2006 Dec 23 08:20 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)

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