Hoplisoma atropersonatum

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Hoplisoma atropersonatum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Hoplisoma
Species:
H. atropersonatum
Binomial name
Hoplisoma atropersonatum
Synonyms [2]
  • Corydoras atropersonatusS. H. Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970

Hoplisoma atropersonatum, the fairy catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. [2] This species is found in the upper Amazon River basin in Ecuador and Peru. [1]

The fish will grow in length up to 1.8 in (4.6 cm). It lives in a tropical climate in water with a pH of 6.0–8.0, a water hardness of 2.0–25 dGH, and a temperature range of 70–75 °F (21–24 °C). [3] It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. [1]

Hoplisoma atropersonatum is traded in the aquarium trade industry. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Velasquez, M. & Chocano, L. (2016). "Corydoras atropersonatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T49829896A53817573. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49829896A53817573.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hoplisoma". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Corydoras atropersonatus". FishBase . April 2025 version.


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