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Corydoras atropersonatus
Corydoras atropersonatus Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970
Also calledcoridoras (spa) · shirui (spa) · Coridora (spa)
First described in: Weitzman, S. H.; Nijssen, H. (1970). Four new species and one new subspecies of the catfish genus Corydoras from Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthyidae). <em>Beaufortia.</em> 18 (233): 119-132.
Hoplisoma atropersonatum, the fairy catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This species is found in the upper Amazon River basin in Ecuador and Peru.
The fish will grow in length up to 1.8 in (4.6 cm). It lives in a tropical climate in water with a pH of 6.0–8.0, a water hardness of 2.0–25 dGH, and a temperature range of 70–75 °F (21–24 °C). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2342683.