Similar in colour pattern
to C.
paleatus and C.
longipinnis but
the blotches in the body are smaller and lighter in
colour and is also a smaller species. Males have longer
dorsal fins.First given the numbers
of C007 and CW024 untill described by Tencatt et al,
2014. Among Corydoras species from the Rio
Paraná basin, Corydoras
diphyes and C.
flaveolus
are the species that exhibit the most similar colour
pattern to Corydoras gryphus. However, the
new species can be distinguished from both species
by lacking dark spots on the head (vs. spots present
on the dorsal portion of head and snout) and by having
irregular and variable-in-size black blotches on midline
of flank (vs.rounded blotches with similar size).
Corydoras gryphus also presents pectoral
and anal fins with black bars, whereas these fins
are hyaline in C. diphyes (Tencatt et al,
2014). Lineage: Placed in Lineage
6 which has always been classified as Corydoras
(Lacépède, 1803) so a new genus would
need to be described and a new type species when a
revision is carried out. Aquarium Care:
This is akin to most of this genus, very peaceful,
and would be best housed with small to medium sized
tankmates such as Tetras, Rasboras and Danios or in
a species tank for breeding purposes. Best to purchase
6 individuals or more as they will be happier in a
group. Diet: Readily accepts a mixed
and varied diet which includes granular foods, tablet
food, frozen bloodworm and a good quality flake. Etymology:
The specific name gryphus: from the Latin,
meaning griffon, mythical creature with a lion body
and a head and wings of a hawk or eagle, in allusion
to the conspicuous elongation of pectoral-fin spine
and its first branched ray, like a wing in male specimens.
A noun in apposition.
Common
Name:
CW024, C007.
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Callichthyidae
Distribution:
South America:
Brazil, Paraná, Foz do Iguaçu, rio Paraná
(near Ponte da Amizade), approximately 25°31’S
54°38’W. Type locality:
The lower rio Paraná, near Itaipu dam.
Size:
Male: 4.0cm (1½ins)
Female: 4.5cm (1¾ins)
Temp:
19-24°C (65-75°F)
p.H.
6.5-7.2.
Reference:
Alexandrou, Markos
& Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution,
ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers
(2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement
1. Ian Fuller Enterprises. L.F.C. Tencatt, M.R.
Britto & C.S. Pavanelli.;
2014. A new long-finned Corydoras Lacépède,
1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the lower
rio Paraná basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology,
12(1):71-79, 2014. www.corydorasworld.com
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