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Scientific Name	**Corydoras (lineage 7) hephaestus** Ohara, Tencatt & Britto, 2016
Common Name	Fireball Cory
Type Locality	Tributary of Igarapé Piracolina, near road BR-364, upper Rio Machado, Rio Madeira basin, Vilhena, Rondônia State, Brazil, 12°48'56''S, 60°06'37''W, elevation 585 meters.
Pronunciation	kor ee doh rass (lineage seven).
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.
Habitat Information
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IUCN Red List Category	Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa 4170 (no. 3), pp 540, Figs. 1-6.
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Last Update	2019 Jul 19 04:11 (species record created: 2016 Sep 25 21:49)