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There is another species from the same area which has been now proven to be the same species and was given the C-number at the time of C028. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 1, and when there is a revision they will stay as Corydoras (Lacépède, 1803) with the type species of C. geoffroy La Cépède, 1803. Aquarium Care: As this is one of the longer snouted species it will be well suited to most community tanks. A well planted tank with a soft substrate such as sand so they can bury their snouts while searching out food. Diet: Readily accepts a mixed and varied diet which includes granular foods, tablet food, frozen bloodworm and a good quality flake. Etymology: The specific epithet cervinus: Latin for deer, presumably referring to deer-brown (“hirschbraun”) colouration in alcohol of upper body plates (compared to yellow-brown colouration of lower body plates).

C028

None

Callichthyidae

South America: Brazil; Rondônia, main stream of upper Rio Guaporé (border river with  Bolivia, Beni, where it is called Río Iténez)

Male 6.0cm (2¼ins) Female 7.0cm (2¾ins)

22-25°C (71-77°F)

6.0-7.2.

Alexandrou, Markos & Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution, ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.