Cat-eLog Right Callichthyidae Right Corydoradinae Right Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4)  |  | 

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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) sychri  Weitzman, 1960
Common Names Long Nosed Fairy Catfish
Fepansermalle (Denmark), Panzerwels (Germany)
Type Locality South America, specific locality unkown (aquarium specimen) [apparently Province Maynas, Río Nanay, right bank near Shiriyana, Peru].
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage eight subclade four). - sigh cry
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. Al Sychr.
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Size 43mm or 1.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Often confused with C97. In C. sychri the head shape is longer, with a distinct angular profile from dorsal to top of head above the eye and then down to the snout. Some specimens may even show a curve to the snout, making it more of a saddle shape. C97 has a shorter, straighter profile. The body spotting is more like small blotches rather than defined spots in C. sychri, but in C97 the spots are usually well defined, fewer, and more evenly spaced out.

If you compare the colour patterns to those of C. loretoensis (C. sychri) and C. atropersonatus (C97) may better explain the differences, but always allow for a certain amount of variability.
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Distribution South America: Nanay River basin, Loreto, Peru.
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 7 (no. 4), pp 151, Figs. 7-8.
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Last Update 2023 Aug 05 23:45 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00)