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Bandit corydoras
Corydoras metae
5 cm
Adult size
90 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
The “Meta corydoras” or “bandit corydoras” has a dark oblique band on the rear of its body that stops at the base of the tail. It is now placed in the genus Hoplisoma and listed as vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Hoplisoma metae (Eigenmann, 1914)Current valid name; in the hobby: Corydoras metae
- Classification
- Siluriformes › Callichthyidae
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)
Natural habitat
Colombia: upper Río Meta basin (a tributary of the Orinoco)
Observations (GBIF) and localities Native countries Rivers and lakes
It lives in several tributaries of the upper Río Meta (Humea, Guatiquía, Manacacias, Metica) and seems absent from the lower Meta.
Behaviour
Peaceful and gregarious, it is kept in a group. An omnivore, it accepts sinking dry food and live or frozen prey.
Sources:FishBase Seriously Fish GBIF · Base map: Natural Earth