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| Scientific Name | Corydoras boehlkei Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1982 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | About 20 miles upstream from junction of Río Caura - Río Erebato, Río Cuchime, 5°45'N, 64°24'W, Edo Bolivar, Venezuela |
| Pronunciation | Kory DOOR ass |
| 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 26mm or 1" 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 | Caura River basin in the Orinoco River drainage, Venezuela Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Caura (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view species occurence data on a map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Will accept a wide range of commercial foods including tablets, granules and flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm, Daphnia and tubifex are readily accepted. |
| Furniture | Shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required. 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. |
| Compatibility | A peaceful, shoaling, community fish. |
| Suggested Tankmates | All Corydoras should be kept in groups of at least 6 of the same species. Otherwise compatible with most other types of fish that are reasonably peaceful, as long as they don't see a Corydoras as a snack. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 134, pp139, Figs. 1-4. |
| Registered Keepers | Keeping this species? Why not . There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2014 Aug 18 03:45 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 15:02) |