/siluriformes/callichthyidae/corydoras(ln8sc4)/ornatus/1.jpg "Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) ornatus")
/siluriformes/callichthyidae/corydoras(ln8sc4)/ornatus/2.jpg "Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) ornatus")
C141 (right) and C. ornatus (left)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/corydoras(ln8sc4)/ornatus/3.jpg "Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) ornatus")
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| Scientific Name | Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) ornatus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 |
| Common Names | Ornate Cory Udsmykket Pansermalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Rio Tapajós, 80 kilometers east of Jacareacanga, 6°09'S, 58°15'W, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | kor ee doh rass (lineage eight subclade four). - orr NATT uss |
| 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 literally means handsome (ornatus=handsome, splendid). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 49mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Lower Tapajós River basin in Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Temperature | 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Has been bred in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam v. 5 (no. 15), pp 126, Figs. 1-3. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 6 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Last Update | 2023 Aug 06 06:36 (species record created: 2003 May 24 00:00) |