/siluriformes/callichthyidae/hoplisoma/micracanthum/1.jpg "Hoplisoma micracanthum")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hoplisoma micracanthum Regan, 1912 |
| Common Names | Andes Cory Andes-pansermalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Salta [Lesser, Bermejo River basin], 24°46'S, 65°28'W, Argentina [probably 24°40'39.50"S, 65°28'32.64"W]. |
| Synonym(s) | Corydoras micracanthus, Hoplisoma micracanthum, Urkumayu micracanthum |
| Pronunciation | hop lee so mah |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 40mm or 1.6" 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: western tributaries of Paraná River in Salta, Argentina. La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná, Bermejo, Upper Bermejo (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná, Bermejo, Upper Bermejo, Itau (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, 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 Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 56), pp 211. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.1580.2493 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jun 28 01:21 (species record created: 2010 Jun 27 04:26) |
