Corydoras cruziensis • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Corydoras cruziensis** Knaack, 2002
Common Name(s)	Santa Cruz Cory
Type Locality	Guarayos, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, 16°20.014'S, 62°50.912'W, elevation 215 meters.
Pronunciation	Kory DOOR ass - crew zee 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. The species is named after the Bolivian Departamento de Santa Cruz.
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. Similar in appearance to Corydoras punctatus, a species only found in Suriname. It differs slightly in colour pattern having fewer larger body spots, those along the juncture of dorsal and lateral scutes may form an irregular broken stripe.
Sexing	Females are a little larger than males and have a heavier appearance, with rounded, fan shaped ventral fins compared to the slightly pointed fins of the male.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Madeira River basin in Bolivia. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.0 - 7.2
Temperature	22.5-25.5°C or 72.5-77.9°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will accept a wide range of commercial foods including tablet, granular and flake. Live foods such as Daphnia, blood worm, white worm, grindle worm and tubifex are readily accepted.
Furniture	Substrate should be a fine smooth grained sand. Other furniture is relatively unimportant.
Compatibility	A small peaceful and slightly timid species that should not be kept with boisterous or aggressive fish.
Suggested Tankmates	Small tetra's or small cyprinids make ideal tank mates.
Breeding	Has been bred under aquarium conditions.
Further Information
References	Ein weiterer neuer Panzerwels aus Bolivien: Corydoras cruziensis n. sp. (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthyidae) VDA-akutell 60-69
Registered Keepers	(1) Coryman, (2) thelivelylady, (3) kim m. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Corydoras cruziensis Knaack, 2002

Common Name(s)

Santa Cruz Cory

Type Locality

Guarayos, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, 16°20.014'S, 62°50.912'W, elevation 215 meters.

Pronunciation

Kory DOOR ass - crew zee 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. The species is named after the Bolivian Departamento de Santa Cruz.

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.

Similar in appearance to Corydoras punctatus, a species only found in Suriname. It differs slightly in colour pattern having fewer larger body spots, those along the juncture of dorsal and lateral scutes may form an irregular broken stripe.

Sexing

Females are a little larger than males and have a heavier appearance, with rounded, fan shaped ventral fins compared to the slightly pointed fins of the male.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Madeira River basin in Bolivia.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

6.0 - 7.2

Temperature

22.5-25.5°C or 72.5-77.9°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Will accept a wide range of commercial foods including tablet, granular and flake. Live foods such as Daphnia, blood worm, white worm, grindle worm and tubifex are readily accepted.

Furniture

Substrate should be a fine smooth grained sand. Other furniture is relatively unimportant.

Compatibility

A small peaceful and slightly timid species that should not be kept with boisterous or aggressive fish.

Suggested Tankmates

Small tetra's or small cyprinids make ideal tank mates.

Breeding

Has been bred under aquarium conditions.

Further Information

References

Ein weiterer neuer Panzerwels aus Bolivien: *Corydoras cruziensis* n. sp. (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthyidae) VDA-akutell 60-69

Registered Keepers

(1) Coryman, (2) thelivelylady, (3) kim m.

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.