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Juvenile
Catching Corydoras punctatus
Collected from Iracoubo River basin, French Guiana
Video (underwater habitat)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hoplisoma punctatum** (Bloch, 1794)
Common Names	Spotted Cory Oliefinnepansermalle (Denmark), Panzerwels/Corydoras - Catfish (Germany)
Type Locality	Compagnie Creek, Suriname River system, Brokopondo, Suriname [rivers in Suriname].
Synonym(s)	Cataphractus punctatus, Corydoras punctatus
Pronunciation	hop lee so mah - punk TATT uss
Etymology	The specific epithet is from the latin punctatum meaning small hole, dot or spot.
Species Information
Size	66mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	All over spotted head and body, striped caudal and black blotch in top half of caudal.
Sexing	Females around 5mm larger than males, wider.
General Remarks	Former the type species for the genus Corydoras, Isbrücker (1999) later proved that the type species was actually C. geoffroy.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Suriname River basin in Suriname and Iracoubo River basin in French Guiana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Suriname (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
pH	6.6 - 7.6
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	As with most Corydoras catfish, this species is always hungry and will eat a wide variety of foods including shrimp pellets, blood worms, brine shrimp, and pre-soaked flake food. It can be fed three times a day, but only twice is necessary (in the morning, and again towards the evening). User data.
Furniture	There should be fine smooth round gravel or sand in the bottom of the tank as these fish are constantly sifting through it for food. Live plants are not a necessity, but are suggested as they are beneficial in many ways.
Compatibility	This fish is very peaceful and gets along well with other fish, and it will not harass another fish in its aquarium - no matter how big or small.
Suggested Tankmates	Corydoras punctatus is a very social catfish and will not only get along with other catfish, it will do well with them and keeping it in a shoal with other Corydoras is strongly recommended. Any species of Corydoras will be an excellent tankmate for this fish, and other good candidates are angelfish, gouramis, and tetras among others.
Breeding	The species has been successfully bred under aquarium conditions.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 8, pp 90, Pl. 377 (fig. 2).
Registered Keepers	There are 25 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 10 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)