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Hoplisoma breei (Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1992)

Image contributors to this species:

Ian Fuller (1) Danny Blundell (1) Tobias Koch (1) Michael Huthart (2)

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Relevant Information:

A rare import in the hobby. C129 from Guyana is a similar looking species. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 9, the "short-snouted" species with the designated type species: C. punctatus. A revision in the future would constitute the resurrection of the genus name Hoplisoma (Agassiz, 1846). As of the latest revision (Dias et al 2024) Corydoras coppenamensis has now been placed in Lineage 9 and has the new genus name of Hoplisoma. Aquarium Care: This is akin to most of this genus, very peaceful, and would be best housed with small to medium sized tankmates such as Tetras, Rasboras and Danios or in a species tank for breeding purposes. Best to purchase 6 individuals or more as they will be happier in a group. Diet: Readily accepts a mixed and varied diet which includes granular foods, tablet food, frozen bloodworm and a good quality flake. Etymology: The specific name breei: In honour of marine mammalogist Peter Jan Hendrik van Bree (1927–2011), University of Amsterdam, on the occasion of his retirement. Remarks: This species is still found on some online sources as Corydoras breei.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Corydoras breei

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Surinam; Corantijn River syatem, Kabalebo River, Avanavero Falls.

Size:

Male: 4.0cm (1½ins) Female: 4.5cm (1¾ins)

Temp:

23-26°C (73-79°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

Reference:

Alexandrou, Markos & Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution, ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited.
Angelica C Dias, Luiz F C Tencatt, Fabio F Roxo, Gabriel de Souza da Costa Silva, Sérgio A Santos, Marcelo R Britto, Martin I Taylor, Claudio Oliveira, Phylogenomic analyses in the complex Neotropical subfamily Corydoradinae (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) with a new classification based on morphological and molecular data, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024;, zlae053.
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.
www.corydorasworld.com

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Hoplisoma breei

Hoplisoma breei

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