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Scientific Name	**Hoplisoma melini** (Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1930)
Common Names	False Bandit Cory Panzerwels/Corydoras - Catfish (Germany), Retstribet Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Luaretê (0°35'N, 69°13'W) at confluence of Rio Papurí and Rio Uaupés, Rio Negro system, Amazonas, Brazil.
Pronunciation	hop lee so mah - mell INN eye
Etymology	Named to honour Dr. Doug Melin.
Articles	- CotM 2013 May
Species Information
Size	50mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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: Upper Negro and Meta River basins. Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data.
Furniture	Ideally, and close to mandatory, substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel or sharp sand. This will increase the risk of damage to the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle a group of these fishes.
Compatibility	A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Breeding	Has been bred in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There are 5 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Arkiv för Zoologi v. 22 A (no. 5), pp 1, Fig. 1.
Registered Keepers	There are 104 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 28 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)