Spotfin corydoras
Corydoras punctatus
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A spotted corydoras from Suriname and French Guiana, from shallow creeks with sandy bottoms. Populations living over dark substrates have more and larger spots. The male has much longer, thicker pectoral fins. It reaches 6.6 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Corydoras punctatus
- Family
- Callichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Cataphractus punctatus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.6 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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