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Scientific Name | Corydoras (lineage 6) tukano Britto & Lima, 2003 |
Common Names | C064, Bumblebee Cory Asher Cory, Indianerpansermalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Río Tiquié, communidade de Caruru, beaches in pool below the fall, 0°16'28.9"N, 69°54'53.6"W, Amazonas State, Brazil. |
Pronunciation | kor ee doh rass (lineage six). |
Etymology | Cory = helmet, doras = skin. In this case it was incorrectly used to mean armour (cuirasse) instead of skin in allusion to the dual rows of plates that run along the flanks of this genus. Named to honour the Tukano Indian tribe who live along the Rio Tiquié in Brazil. |
Species Information | |
Size | 41mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Rio Tiquié and its tributaries in the upper rio Negro Basin, Brazil. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Uaupes, Tiquié (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 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There are 3 breeding reports, read them all here. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 1 (no. 2), pp 84, Figs. 1-5 |
Registered Keepers | There are 25 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 22 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.641.15 | |
Last Update | 2022 Feb 04 05:07 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00) |