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Corydoras mycropsis
Posted: 22 Aug 2004, 22:34
by Allan
Does anyone now this species? Is it at all valid, or a synonym for something else?
I found it at a danish fishstores homepage, newer heard about it, so did some searching. Only hit with some info was on a german importers list, where the size was listet as 1,5-2,0 cm - 0.6 inches.
Unfortunately, there was no pic of any of the sites.
Anyone know what this is or where I can find info and a picture?
Thanks
Posted: 22 Aug 2004, 22:53
by corybreed
It sounds like Corydoras macropterus which is now Scleromystax macropterus. S. macropterus is from Brazil. It is definately a fish worth owning. The fish are sexually dimorphic, the males have very long dorsal and pectoral fins.
Mark
Posted: 22 Aug 2004, 23:02
by Dave Rinaldo
Here is the Cat-eLog link
Posted: 23 Aug 2004, 07:15
by Yann
Hi!
COuld be Corydoras undulatus... as C. microps is suppose to be a synonym of this species..
Cheers
Yann
Posted: 24 Aug 2004, 04:32
by mad scientist
Corydoras mycropsis is the trade name for
Corydoras pygmaeus. Found it in the export list of Brazil-Import
http://www.brazil-import.at/webseiten/Z ... hliste.htm with the corresponding German name as "ZWERGPANZERWELS".
Zwergpanzerwels ,literally meaning dwarf corydoras, is the German name for
Corydoras pygmaeus:
http://www.zierfischverzeichnis.de/ordn ... gmaeus.htm
But given the generality in the name, it could well apply to
Corydoras habrosus or even
Corydoras hastatus (though it is Sichelfleck Panzerwels in German).
Given the size of those you described, one of these could likely to be the species on the list, with the greatest possibility being
Corydoras pygmaeus of course.
Cheers,
