Crescent armored catfish
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Sickled Armored Catfish ( Corydoras hastatus ) |
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| Eigenmann & Eigenmann , 1888 |
The sickle- faced catfish ( Corydoras hastatus ) is a small freshwater ornamental fish of the genus Corydoras from the family of armored catfish. It reaches a maximum size of three centimeters and is native to South America from central Brazil to Paraguay.
The inconspicuous light gray-black drawn, often almost transparent-seeming fish moves away - atypical for catfish - often for a long time from the bottom of the water and pervades the open water. The characteristic, dark, lance-shaped spot at the base of the caudal fin gives the species its scientific name : Latin hasta = lance, hastatus = spear-bearer. Crescent armored catfish are pronounced schooling fish.
The petite fish is highly suitable for keeping in aquariums , also in community tanks , where however, due to its small size, it should not be kept together with predatory or aggressive fish.
Like its fellow species, the sickle-faced catfish is an intestinal breather , so it needs free access to the water surface.
literature
- Günther Sterba : The world's freshwater fish. 2nd Edition. Urania, Leipzig / Jena / Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-332-00109-4 .
- Hans-Georg Evers : Armored catfish. Aspidoras, Brochis, Corydoras. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-8001-7286-0 .
Web links
- Sickleback catfish on Fishbase.org (English)
- Lexicon entry Corydoras hastatus on AquariumGuide