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Skunk corydoras
Corydoras arcuatus
5.5 cm
Adult size
80 L
Minimum volume
8
Minimum group
5 years
Lifespan
Water parameters
Understand these values- Genus
- Corydoras
- Diet
- omnivore
- Social life
- shoal
In the wild
Overview
This corydoras owes its name (“arched”) to the curved black band that runs from its snout to its tail. Described in 1938 from an aquarium fish, it carries the number C020 and looks like other species such as C. narcissus. It is now placed in the genus Brochis.
- Scientific name
- Brochis arcuatus (Elwin, 1938)Current valid name; in the hobby: Corydoras arcuatus
- Classification
- Siluriformes › Callichthyidae
- IUCN Red List
- Least concern (LC)
Natural habitat
Upper Amazon basin (Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia)
Observations (GBIF) and localities Native countries Rivers and lakes
It lives in the upper Amazon basin, upstream of the confluence with the Rio Negro, where it occurs alongside C. narcissus.
Behaviour
Peaceful and gregarious, it is kept in a group and suits calm community tanks. An omnivore, it accepts sinking dry food and live or frozen prey.
Sources:FishBase Seriously Fish GBIF · Base map: Natural Earth