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Scientific Name | Scleromystax prionotos (Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980) |
Common Names | Coast Cory Kystpansermalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Linhares, 19°22'S, 40°04'W, Lagoa Juparaná, Rio Doce system, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. |
Synonym(s) | Corydoras prionotos |
Pronunciation | ss KLER oh muss tax - pry oh NOT ohss |
Etymology | Scleromystax: From the Greek sclero meaning hard and the Latin mystax meaning moustache. This specific epithet refers to the jagged (prionotos=jagged, serrated) border of its pectoral fin spine. |
Articles | - Shane's World Reproduction Breeding Scleromystax prionotos |
Species Information | |
Size | 53mm or 2.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Coastal rivers in southeastern Brazil from Espírito Santo to São Paulo. Espirito Santo State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Sao Paulo State Rivers (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 2018. |
Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
Husbandry Information | |
Feeding | All prepared foods and live / frozen treats such as bloodworm. User data. |
Breeding | Has been bred in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Beaufortia v. 30 (no. 1), pp 5, Figs. 6-7 |
Registered Keepers | There are 18 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 10 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.312.491 | |
Last Update | 2022 Oct 14 05:08 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00) |