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Male
Corydoras
sp.C141.
Corydorapulcher,
male
.
Lexicon
Mailed catfishes
Corydoras: from theancientGreek,meaning“withhelmet
and lance”, referring to theexternal bonyarmor and the
powerful fin spines.
pulcher:Latin,meaning“beautiful”
schwartzi:dedication inhonor ofWillySchwartz,an
ornamental-fishexporter fromBrazil
C-numbers:numbers assignedby themagazineDATZ in
order to cataloguemailed catfishes available in the trade
but impossible todetermine scientifically.
CW-numbers:numbers assignedby IanFuller sinceDATZ
stoppedassigningC-numbers (seewww.ianfuller.com)
very easy, but is fundamentally possible. In the event that these
fishescanbe induced to spawnatall –prerequisitesare simulation
of a dry period followed by frequent water changes – then their
spawningbehavior is similar to that of all othermailed catfishes.
The species
Inaddition to the species that gives thegroup itsname,
Corydoras
pulcher
, thegroupalsocontains
C.cf.pulcher
,which is veryvariably
patternedbut other wise resembles
C.pulcher
(both species grow
to around 6 cm long); the little C 133 (4-5 cm), which is often
confusedwith
C.schwartzi
buthasacream-coloreddorsal-finspine
(colorless or gray in
C. schwartzi
); C 141(5-6 cm), which is often
confusedwith
C.ornatus
(C141 can alsobe reliably recognizedby
the cream-colored dorsal-fin spine); and the splendid CW 28 (6-7
cm).All these species come fromBrazil.
