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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) crimmeni  Grant, 1997
Common Names Blackwater Cory
Blackwater Cory, Sortvandspansermalle, Sortvandspansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Aquarium specimens said to be from near the town of Boa Vista, Roraima State, Brazil [possibly from the Rio Branco].
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage eight subclade four).
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 to honour Mr. Oliver Crimmen of the British Natural History Museum.
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Size 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Negro River basin.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (Roraima) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference The Aquarist and Pondkeeper v. 62 (no. 10) (for 1998), pp 44, Photos 3-4.
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Last Update 2023 Aug 06 05:21 (species record created: 2002 Aug 15 00:00)