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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hoplisoma parallelum** (Burgess, 1993)
Common Names	C002, Two Line Cory Parallel-stribet Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Rio Içana, Rio Negro drainage, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Corydoras parallelus
Pronunciation	hop lee so mah - para LELL uss
Etymology	This specific epithet refers to the parallel lines that run horizontally along the specimens body.
Species Information
Size	52mm or 2" 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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Negro River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Içana (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Temperature	24.0-27.0°C or 75.2-80.6°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, and close to mandatory, substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel or sharp sand. This will increase the risk of damage to 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 a group of these fishes.
Compatibility	A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is but a single breeding report, read it here.
Further Information
Reference	Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 41 (no. 12) (issue no. 450), pp 154, Figs.
Registered Keepers	There are 26 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)