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Hoplisoma sp. (C084)

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Hans-Georg Evers (1)

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Living in the same habitat as Hoplisoma tukano. This species was given the C-number of C084 in the September edition of the German Datz magazine of 2002. There is another species with the common name of Corydoras "Mega meta" (Hoplisoma sp.(C085) which is similar looking from the Rio Huallaga in Peru. 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 sp. (C084) 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. Remarks: This species is still found on some online sources as Corydoras sp. (C084).

Common Name:

C084, Corydoras sp. aff. melini.

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil; Rio Tiquié.

Size:

Male: 4.5cm (1¾ins) Female: 5.0cm (2ins)

Temp:

22-25°C (71-77°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.2.

Reference:

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.
Aqualog Extra, Corydoras all C-Numbers. A.C.S. Glaser Germany. 47p.
Fuller, I.A.M. & Evers, H-G: 2005 Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish 384p.

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Hoplisoma sp. (C084)

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