The latest CW number (2022)
from the CorydorasWorld website. Lineage:
Placed in lineage 2 with the exception of A.
pauciradiatus which
will prove to be a Corydoras and if a revision
is carried out will be Gastrodermus (Cope,
1878) and a member of Lineage 5 alongside members
of the "elegans group". Aquarium
Care: Best kept in groups of six
or more and are best housed with small fishes that
are not aggressive. Although no plants occur in their
habitat you can still provide a planted area in the
tank for cover and include a soft substrate such as
sand or small rounded gravel with coral sand added
if in a soft water area. Diet:Flake, tablet foods, small live and frozen
foods. Remarks:
Many species of Aspidoras are difficult to
tell apart unless there is area catchment information
available.
Common
Name:
CW184
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Callichthyidae
Distribution:
South America:
Brazil, Bahia.
Size:
Male: 3.5cm (1½ins)
Female: 4.0cm (1¾ins)
Temp:
22-25°C
(71-77°F)
p.H.
6.0-7.0.
Reference:
Alexandrou, Markos
& Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution,
ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited. www.corydorasworld.com
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