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Brazil country information
Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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never/rarely
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no uses
Comments:
Type locality of the holotype of Corydoras zawadzkii: rio Madeira basin, rio Aripuanã drainage, a tributary to the rio Juma, Mato Grosso State (Ref. 110223).
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Main Ref:
Tencatt, L.F.C. and W.M. Ohara, 2016
National Database:
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Callichthyidae (Callichthyid armored catfishes) > Corydoradinae
Etymology: Corydoras:Greek, kory = helmet + greek, doras = skin (Ref. 45335); zawadzkii:Named for Dr. Caludio Henrique Zawadzki, for his comprehensive contributions to the knowledge of Neotropical ichthyofauna, especially of the Loricariidae (Ref. 110223).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 110223). Tropical
This species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: long mesethmoid, with anterior tip well developed, significantly over 50% of bone length; posterior margin of dorsal-fin spine with serrations directed towards tip of spine; 1-2 longitudinal black stripes on flanks; no black blotch across the eyes (mask); large black blotch on dorsal fin absent; and presence of transversal black bars on caudal fin (Ref. 110223).
Found in small stream (2-3 m wide and 0.5-1.8 m depth), with clear water, preserved riparian vegetation, and swift water current. Bottom substrate composed mainly by sand and dead leaves (Ref. 110223).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tencatt, L.F.C. and W.M. Ohara, 2016. A new long-snouted species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the rio Madeira basin. Zootaxa 4144(3):430-442. (Ref. 110223)