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Scientific Name Hoplisoma micracanthus  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].
Pronunciation hop lee so mah
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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.
Down 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)

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Down 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 Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 56), pp 211.
Registered Keepers There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update 2024 Jun 14 08:57 (species record created: 2010 Jun 27 04:26)