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Spotted cory
Corydoras punctatus (Bloch, 1794)
Also calledCoridora (por) · Corydoras punctué (fra)
First described in: Hyrtl, C. J. 1859. Anatomische Untersuchung des Clarotes (Gonocephalus) heuglini Kner. Mit einer Abbildung und einer osteologischen Tabelle der Siluroiden. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 16: 1-18.
Hoplisoma punctatum, the spotfin corydoras, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This catfish is found in the Suriname river basin and Iracoubo river basin in Suriname and French Guiana. The species is rarely seen. It is hard to tell the sex of the fish until they are an adult. The species can breed easily. The species eats many foods including shrimp pellets, blood worms, brine shrimp, and pre-soaked flake food. H. punctatum is a social fish.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2342650.