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Name

Scientific name

Hoplisoma lacrimostigmata

Described by

Authority Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli, Year 2014, Bracketed

Family

Callichthyidae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 3 credited

Summary

Hoplisoma lacrimostigmata, long known as Corydoras lacrimostigmata, is a small armoured catfish known only from the rio Ivaí basin, in the …

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

34mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

20–25°C

Hardness

Not recorded

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Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, Ivaí, Maria Flora, Paraná, Ubazinho

Writing

Etymology

Corydoras: from the Ancient Greek κόρυς (korus), meaning 'helmet', and δορά (dora), meaning 'skin, hide of an animal', in allusion to the rows of bony plates o…

Distribution

Known only from the rio Ivaí basin, a tributary of the rio Paraná in Paraná state, southern Brazil. Type locality is 'Brazil, Paraná, Cândido de Abreu, rio Mar…

Habitat

Not written yet

Aquarium size

Minimum base dimensi0ns of 60 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent are recommended.

Maintenance

Not written yet

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Corydoras spp. are foraging omnivores, and most will accept sinking dried foods as well as small live and frozen varieties such as chironomid larvae (bloodworm…

Behaviour and compatibility

Peaceful and gregarious. Should be maintained in a group of at least 4-6 individuals.

Sexual dimorphism

Not written yet

Reproduction

Not written yet

Notes

This species can be distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: presence of three nasal pores; four to six small rounded black…

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