/siluriformes/callichthyidae/hoplisoma/ortegai/1.jpg "Hoplisoma ortegai")
/siluriformes/callichthyidae/hoplisoma/ortegai/2.jpg "Hoplisoma ortegai")
/siluriformes/callichthyidae/hoplisoma/ortegai/3.jpg "Hoplisoma ortegai")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hoplisoma ortegai Britto, Lima & Hidalgo, 2007 |
| Common Names | CW031, Loreto Panda Cory Lamelpansermalle (Denmark), Slat Cory |
| Type Locality | Río Putumayo basin, Quebrada Coronel Díaz, tributary to río Yaguas, 2°51'13''S, 71°27'02'' W, Province Maynas, Dept. Loreto, Peru. |
| Pronunciation | hop lee so mah - orr tay guy |
| Etymology | After Hernán Ortega Torres, curator of the fish After Hernán Ortega Torres, curator of the fish Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 33mm or 1.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | This species is similar in shape to C. reynoldsi and C. tukano (and less so C. weitzmani which is an altogether stockier fish) but is missing the dark blotch under the dorsal fin. It is similar in patterning to C. panda as it has a single dark blotch under the adipose fin but tends to have a grey as opposed to browner base colouration and has scattered pigmentation on the body giving a "dirty" overall look. More reliably C. ortegai is more elongate, possessing 24 upper and 21-22 lower lateral body plates compared with 22-23/20 in the squatter C. panda. |
| 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: lower Río Putumayo in Peru. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Putumayo, Lower Putamayo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| 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 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. 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 these fishes. |
| Compatibility | A peaceful, shoaling, community fish. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 5 (no. 3), pp 294, Figs. 1-3. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 7 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.1580.1547 | |
| Last Update | 2024 Jun 14 08:57 (species record created: 2007 Sep 22 04:33) |
