Corydoras filamentosus • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Callichthyidae Corydoradinae Corydoras

Holotype

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Corydoras filamentosus** Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983
Common Name
Type Locality	Trib. of Sisa Creek, flowing northwards, Río Corantijn basin, 3°42'N, 57°42'W, Nickerie Dist., Surimane, 0-1 m.
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 thread-like (filamentosus=provided with thread) extended rays of the dorsal fin.
Species Information
Size	50mm or 2" 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: Corantijn River basin. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Corintijns (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 species within this range)
Other Parameters	dH 2-25.
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. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig.
Compatibility	A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Suggested Tankmates	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, as long as they don't see a Corydoras as a snack.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Rev. Fr. Aquariol.v. 10 (no. 3) - pp77 - Figs. 6, 10d
Registered Keepers	(1) edkin. 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.
	More on Corydoras filamentosus
	Look up Corydoras filamentosus on AquaticRepublic.com
BBCode	(use in forum posts)
	(species permalink)
	Look up Corydoras filamentosus on Fishbase
	Get or print a QR code for this species profile, or try our BETA label creator.
Hits	7044 hits.
Last Update	2007 Aug 06 21:19 (species record created: 2003 Aug 08 00:00)