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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hoplisoma gossei** Nijssen, 1972
Common Names	Palespotted Corydoras Blegplettet Pansermalle (Denmark), Gosses Panzerwels (Germany)
Type Locality	Near Guajará Mirim, 10°50'S, 65°21'W, Rio Mamoré system, Rondônia State, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Corydoras gossei
Pronunciation	hop lee so mah - GAW say eye
Etymology	Named to honour Dr. Jean-Pierre Gosse.
Articles	- Shane's World Reproduction Breeding Corydoras gossei
Species Information
Size	55mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	May be confused with C. seussi, but this species has a rounded snout, C. seussi has a pointed snout.
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: Mamoré River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
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	See Shane's World article
Breeding Reports	There are 7 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Netherlands Journal of Zoology v. 21 (no. 4), pp 424, Fig. 6.
Registered Keepers	There are 98 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2024 Jun 14 11:16 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00)