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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) robustus  Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980
Common Names Robust Cory
Robust Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Creek into River Ipixuna, Rio Purus system, 7°31'S, 63°16'W, 30 kilometers west of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil.
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage eight subclade four). - roe BUST uss
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. This specific epithet literally means robust(robustus=robust).
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Size 71mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Purus River basin in middle Amazon.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Purus (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Temperature 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Unreported.
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Reference Netherlands Journal of Zoology v. 30 (no. 3), pp 499, Fig. 3.
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Last Update 2023 Aug 06 02:40 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)