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Scientific Name	**Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 3) pantanalensis** Knaack, 2001
Common Names	C005, Pantanal Cory Pantanal-pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Pantanal, Departamento Santa Cruz, 16°06'525''S, 59°55'620''W, Bolivia.
Pronunciation	kor ee doh rass (lineage eight subclade three). - pant AN al EN siss
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. Named after its distribution area, the Pantanal.
Species Information
Size	69mm or 2.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Males and females look identical until maturity when only the males develop a strong pattern. Very similar to Corydoras geryi except that C. geryi has a transparent (clear) fins which are sometime patterned too.
Sexing	Mature males show a network pattern with brown, basic colouration always emerald green. Those without the network pattern are either immature or unsuited males or females. Mature females are larger and broader than these unadorned males.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Cussis and Las Petas River basins in Bolivia. Cussis (click on these areas to find other species found there) Las Petas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Knaack, who collected and described the species, reports captive spawning. He states the fish are easy to breed and compares them to C. geryi (also easy to breed). At 15mm length the fry are brownish mottled.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Aquaristik aktuell (Germany) 9-10/2001, pp 59, Figs.
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Last Update	2022 Feb 04 00:51 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)