Corydoras multimaculatus • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Corydoras multimaculatus** Steindachner, 1907
Common Name(s)	C059
Type Locality	Trib. of Rio Prêto near Santa Rita de Cassia, ca. 11°00'S, 44°30'W, Bahia Prov., Brazil.
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. This specific epithet refers to the many (multus=many, much) spots (maculatus=spots) on its body.
Species Information
Size	40mm (1.6") 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: Preto River basin in Bahia, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Paraíba do Sul, Prêto (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°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	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	Unreported.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	(1) kim m (k: 14), who also notes: "Mixed group of WC and F1.", (2) joern (k: 15), (3) fulvioander (k: 2), (4) Gry, (5) Birger Amundsen, (6) corybreed, (7) anthonyking. 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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Last Update	2007 Sep 02 09:14 (species record created: 2006 Jul 24 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Corydoras multimaculatus Steindachner, 1907

Common Name(s)

C059

Type Locality

Trib. of Rio Prêto near Santa Rita de Cassia, ca. 11°00'S, 44°30'W, Bahia Prov., Brazil.

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. This specific epithet refers to the many (multus=many, much) spots (maculatus=spots) on its body.

Species Information

Size

40mm (1.6") 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: Preto River basin in Bahia, Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Paraíba do Sul, Prêto (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

Temperature

22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°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

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

Unreported.

Further Information

Registered Keepers

(1) kim m (k: 14), who also notes: "Mixed group of WC and F1.", (2) joern (k: 15), (3) fulvioander (k: 2), (4) Gry, (5) Birger Amundsen, (6) corybreed, (7) anthonyking.

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.