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Scientific Name	**Corydoras (lineage 9) loxozonus** Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983
Common Names	Dirty Bandit Cory Plettet Banditpansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Meta, Lomalinda near Río Ariari, trib. to Río Guaviare, southeast of Villavicencio, Colombia.
Pronunciation	kor ee doh rass (lineage nine). - locks oh ZONE uss
Etymology	. This specific epithet refers to the slanting (loxos=slanting) belt (zona=belt) of dark colour along its body.
Species Information
Size	49mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	C079 is a variant that does not have the black diagonal stripe along the back.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Meta River basin in Colombia. Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Guaviare, Upper Guaviare, Ariari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Temperature	21.0-24.0°C or 69.8-75.2°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Has been bred in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There are 6 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Beaufortia v. 33 (no. 5), pp 67, Fig. 12.
Registered Keepers	There are 111 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 31 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2023 Aug 06 07:05 (species record created: 2002 Jan 14 00:00)