Corydoras lamberti • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Corydoras lamberti** Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986
Common Name(s)	C009
Type Locality	Downstream of Río Huytoyacu, right trib. of Río Pastaza, ca. 40 km north of Lago Rimachi, 4°13'S, 76°38'W, Loreto, Peru.
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. Named to honour Mr. Lambertus van Tuijl.
Species Information
Size	38mm (1.5") 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: Pastaza River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Pastaza (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.0 - 8.0
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
References	Rev. Fr. Aquariol. v. 12 (no. 3) (1985) 71 Figs. 16, 33D
Registered Keepers	(1) thelivelylady, (2) Dotty66, (3) corybreed. 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

Corydoras lamberti Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986

Downstream of Río Huytoyacu, right trib. of Río Pastaza, ca. 40 km north of Lago Rimachi, 4°13'S, 76°38'W, Loreto, Peru.

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. Named to honour Mr. Lambertus van Tuijl.

Species Information

Size

38mm (1.5") 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: Pastaza River basin.
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Pastaza (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

6.0 - 8.0

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

References

Rev. Fr. Aquariol. v. 12 (no. 3) (1985) 71 Figs. 16, 33D

Registered Keepers

(1) thelivelylady, (2) Dotty66, (3) corybreed.

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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