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Scientific Name | Corydoras (lineage 9) weitzmani Nijssen, 1971 |
Common Names | Twosaddle Corydoras Weitzmans Pansermalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Río Vilcanota system at Cuzco, 13°32'S, 71°57'W, Cuzco State, Peru. |
Pronunciation | kor ee doh rass (lineage nine). |
Etymology | |
Articles | - Shane's World Reproduction Observations of Breeding Corydoras weitzmani. - CotM 2011 August |
Species Information | |
Size | 55mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | Fairly unique in that it has a light brown body with three dark markings, one over the eye, one under/into the dorsal and one at the end of the caudal peduncle. The exact shape of the spots varies somewhat from one fish to another. |
Sexing | Females fuller bodied and slightly larger than males. |
General Remarks | The type locality information recorded for this species is inaccurate. It was collected in the sixties by Paolini in his many expeditions in the area and vaguely recorded as from "near the Cord. Vilanota". The 1971 description from his preserved material made the final leap to the incorrect locale. It was not until Belinda and Lance Peck found the species again in 2003 that imports to the aquarium trade started. Those imports come from the Rio Araza in the Madre del Dios river system in Southern Peru. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: western Amazon River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Madre de Dios (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
pH | 6.0 - 8.0 |
Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
Other Parameters | dh 2-25. |
Husbandry Information | |
Compatibility | Comaptible with all but the tiniest of fry, and as long as they are not considered "food" in themselves. |
Suggested Tankmates | Ideal tankmates are small to medium tetras. Possibly also dwarf cichlids such as Apistogramma or Mikrogeophagus. |
Breeding | Has been bred in the aquarium and appears to be both reasonably easy and predictable in its spawning behaviour. |
Breeding Reports | There are 17 breeding reports, read them all here. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Beaufortia v. 19 (no. 250), pp 91, Fig. 1. |
Registered Keepers | There are 192 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 51 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 22 04:14 (species record created: 2005 Apr 23 00:00) |