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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 5) sp. (Cw044)   
Common Names CW044, Butterfly Cory
Sommerfuglepansermalle (Denmark)
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage five).
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. 
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Size 50mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification CW44 was identified for over a decade as C. pestai, which it may well be, however the type specimen of that species is lost. So we cannot say, for certain, if it really is that species or not at least until the species is redescribed.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Last Update 2022 Feb 04 15:42 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)