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| Scientific Name | Corydoras acutus Cope, 1872 |
| Common Names | Black Top Cory Blækpansermalle (Denmark), Panzerwels/Corydoras - Catfish (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Río Ambiyacu, Shansho Caño, Loreto, Peru. |
| Pronunciation | kor ee doh rass. - ah KEW tuss |
| Etymology | Cory = helmet, doras = skin. In this case it was incorrectly used to mean armour (cuirasse) instead of skin in allusion to the dual rows of plates that run along the flanks of this genus. This specific epithet refers to its pointed (acutus = pointed or sharp) snout. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 65mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Corydoras are identified by their twin rows of armour plates along the flanks and by having fewer than 10 dorsal fin rays. They are most commonly confused with the other genera in the sub-family, namely Brochis, Scleromystax and Aspidoras. |
| 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: Amazon River basin in northern Peru and Ecuador. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Ampiyacu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| pH | 6.0 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | dH 2-25. |
| 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. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Keep in a shoal of at least 6 individuals. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is but a single breeding report, read it here. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23, pp 281. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 12 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is but a single wish to keep this species, see who wants what. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 8 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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 | Look up C. acutus on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.686.38 | |
| Last Update | 2022 Oct 16 06:09 (species record created: 2001 Apr 19 00:00) |
