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Scientific Name	**Hoplisoma urucu** Britto, Wosiacki & Montag, 2009
Common Names	Urucu Cory Urucu-buepansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Coari, Igarapé da Onça, Rio Urucu basin, tributary of Lago Coari, Rio Solimões system, 4°52'09.12"S, 65°18'03.6"W, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Pronunciation	hop lee so mah
Species Information
Identification	Very similar to C020.
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	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 substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage 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 these fishes.
Compatibility	A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Copeia 2009 (no. 4), pp 684, Figs. 1-3.
Registered Keepers	There are 3 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2024 Jun 14 11:53 (species record created: 2016 Oct 28 13:49)