Banded corydoras
Scleromystax barbatus
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The bearded catfish lives in the coastal rivers of southeastern Brazil, from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina. It is one of the largest corydoras. Mature males have bristles on the sides of the snout, like a beard. It was formerly classified in the genus Corydoras.
- Scientific name
- Scleromystax barbatus
- Family
- Callichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Callichthys barbatus, Corydoras barbatus, Corydoras eigenmanni, Corydoras kronei
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 16–24 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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