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Auchenipterichthys coracoideusMidnight Catfish
Eigenmann & Allen, 1942
Max length110mm SL4in SLTank80 × 30cm31 × 12inTemp22–25°C72–77°FpH6.0–7.2This species is also known by the alternative vernacular name of 'Zamora woodcat', and is often misidentified as A. thoracatus. The latter is a valid species and very similar to A. coracoideus in that the coracoid bone is exposed ventrally and covered only by a thin layer of integument in both species. The two differ principally in the number of anal fin rays...
Bunocephalus coracoideusBanjo Catfish
authority not recorded
Max length150mm SL6in SLTank60 × 38cm24 × 15inTemp20–27°C68–81°FpH5.8–7.8Bunocephalus is the largest genus within the Aspredinidae family and there are several undescribed species. B. coracoideus is the most common member seen in dealers' tanks. Its native name "Guitarrita" translates as "little guitar" and refers to the shape of the fish when viewed from above. Despite the regularity with which it is seen for sale, it isn't really a good catfish for the general community tank because it's a largely inactive, secretive species, ...
Corydoras concolorSlate Cory
Weitzman, 1961
Max length60mm SL2.4in SLTank80 × 30cm31 × 12inTemp20–26°C68–79°FpH5.5–7.0This species can be told apart from congeners by its uniformly greyish colour pattern, deep body (fitting 2.1-2.4 times in standard length), large eye (3.2-4.0 times in head length), having the pectoral fins completely surrounded by the coracoid, and relatively long dorsal-fin spine (1.1-1.2 times in head length).