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Scientific Name	**Osteogaster maclurei** (Tencatt, Gomes & Evers, 2023)
Common Names	CW016, Lieutenant Cory Löjtnantscory (Sweden), Løjtnant-pansermalle (Denmark), Teniente Cory
Type Locality	Small stream tributary to the rio Araza, a bigger affluent of the rio Inambari, itself a tributary to the rio Madre de Dios, rio Madeira basin, Camanti District, Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru, 13°16'18"S, 70°46'33"W.
Pronunciation	os tee oh gas terr
Species Information
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	Peru: Rio Madre de Dios Drainage Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Madre de Dios, Inambari (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	Has been bred in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There are 2 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 21 (no. 2): e230023, pp 4, Figs. 1-9, 11.
Registered Keepers	There are 19 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2005 Jul 18 00:00)