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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) spectabilis** Knaack, 1999
Common Names	Millennium Cory Showpansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Upper Rio Guaporé, in the area of Vila Bela, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
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. This specific epithet refers to its remarkably showy (spectabilis=showy, notable) appearance.
Species Information
Size	70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks	The first catfish described in the new millennium.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Guaporé River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	VDA--aktuell 1/2000, pp 74, 2 figs.
Registered Keepers	There are 6 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2023 Aug 06 01:53 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00)