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Name
Scientific name
Hoplisoma petracinii
Described by
Authority Calviño & Alonso, Year 2010, Bracketed
Family
Callichthyidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Hoplisoma petracinii, long known as Corydoras petracinii, is an armoured catfish known only from one ephemeral stream in the Río San Lorenz…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
38mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 10–20°C, pH 7–8
Hardness
10–20dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Argentina, Juramento, Paraná, San Lorenzo
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 a single locality in the Lomas de Medeiros hills, Río San Lorenzo watershed, Salta province, northwestern Argentina. The San Lorenzo is a tribu…
Habitat
The only known locality comprises a nameless ephemeral stream with a rocky substrate which runs almost dry for large portions of the year, but flows swiftly du…
Aquarium size
Base dimensi0ns of 60 ∗ 30 cm or larger should be adequate.
Maintenance
Ideally use a substrate of fine sand, although rounded gravel is an acceptable alternative provided that it is kept scrupulously clean. Other décor is largely …
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
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
Hoplisoma petracinii is not currently in the aquarium hobby, and unlikely to be collected for commercial purposes given its natural range and habitat. The spec…
References
References
1 on this profile