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| Scientific Name | Corydoras geoffroy Lacepède, 1803 |
| Common Names | Wolf Cory Ulvepansermalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Marchall Creek, east of road Paranam-Afobaka, 1.5 kilometers north of Marchall Village, District Brokopondo, Suriname. |
| Synonym(s) | Corydoras octocirrus |
| Pronunciation | kor ee doh rass (lineage one). |
| 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 Dr. Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm or 2.8" 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: Coastal rivers of Suriname and French Guiana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne, Upper Marowijne, Grand Inini (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species 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. User data. |
| 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. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. |
| Compatibility | All Corydoras should be kept in groups of at least 6 of the same species. Otherwise compatible with most other types of fish that are reasonably peaceful. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is but a single breeding report, read it here. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5, pp 147, 148. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 5 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2023 Aug 06 07:31 (species record created: 2005 Jan 31 00:00) |
