/siluriformes/callichthyidae/hoplisoma/froehlichi/1.jpg "Hoplisoma froehlichi")
Holotype/siluriformes/callichthyidae/hoplisoma/froehlichi/2.jpg "Hoplisoma froehlichi")
Holotype; dorsal view/siluriformes/callichthyidae/hoplisoma/froehlichi/3.jpg "Hoplisoma froehlichi")
Holotype; ventral view/siluriformes/callichthyidae/hoplisoma/froehlichi/4.jpg "Hoplisoma froehlichi")
Sexual dimorphism: Male (left), Female (right)
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hoplisoma froehlichi (Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli, 2016) |
| Common Names | Pelotas Cory Pelotas-pansermalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Rio Pelotas, Esmeralda, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 27°47’51"S, 51°10’17"W. |
| Synonym(s) | Corydoras froehlichi |
| Pronunciation | hop lee so mah |
| Etymology | froehlichi, in honor and memory of Dr. Otávio Froehlich (1958-2015), UFMS (Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul). |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | Corydoras froehlichi can be distinguished from Corydoras paleatus and similar corys by the presence of striated black spots from the snout tip to nuchal plate region, forming a somewhat marbled pattern (vs. spots, when present, conspicuously rounded or irregular, not forming a marbled pattern). Additionally, C. froehlichi can be distinguished from its most similar congeners by the absence of small plates on the ventral surface of the trunk (vs. presence), and by having markedly rounded snout (vs. relatively pointed snout). |
| Sexing | Males have a lanceolate genital papilla (see Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980; Britto, 2003). Like C. paleatus, male C. froehlichi also have dorsal-fin spine and odontodes more developed than females, and males' first and second dorsal-fin branched rays slightly surpassing dorsal-spine tip. Females are generally larger than males. In addition, presence of elongated pelvic fin in males, vs. shorter, rounded pelvic fins in females. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| 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 Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 1) e150089, pp [11], Figs. 3b, 4b, 8, 9. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:45 (species record created: 2016 Apr 12 11:32) |