Sixray corydoras

Sixray corydoras
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Callichthyidae
Genus:	Gastrodermus
Species:	G. pauciradiatus
Binomial name
Gastrodermus pauciradiatus (S. H. Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970)
Synonyms
Corydoras pauciradiatusWeitzman & Nijssen, 1970 [2] Aspidoras pauciradiatus(Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970) [3]

The sixray corydoras (Gastrodermus pauciradiatus) ^[4] or false corydoras is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the upper Araguaia River basin in Brazil.

The fish will grow in length up to 2.9 centimetres (1.1 in). It lives in a tropical climate in water with a pH of 6.0 – 7.2, a water hardness of 12 dGH, and a temperature range of 22–25 °C (72–77 °F). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs.

The sixray corydoras is of commercial importance in the aquarium trade industry.

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aspidoras pauciradiatus". FishBase . December 2011 version.

1. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Aspidoras pauciradiatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T134690205A134690260. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T134690205A134690260.pt .
2. Weitzman, S. H.; Nijssen, H. (15 October 1970). "Four new species and one new subspecies of the catfish genus Corydoras from Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthyidae)". Beaufortia. 18 (233): 119–132.
3. Burgess, W.E. (1992). Colored atlas of miniature catfish. Every species of Corydoras, Brochis and Aspidoras. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., USA. p. 224.
4. Tencatt, Luiz Fernando Caserta; Britto, Marcelo R.; Isbrücker, Isaäc Jan Hendrik; Pavanelli, Carla Simone (14 October 2022). "Taxonomy of the armored catfish genus Aspidoras (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) revisited, with the description of a new species". Neotropical Ichthyology. 20 (3). doi: 10.1590/1982-0224-2022-0040 . S2CID   252980979.