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Scientific Name	**Corydoras serratus** Sands, 1995
Common Names	Sawtooth Cory Savpansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Rio Poranga, 8 kilometers north of the Nobua oba, where the two streams join a small tributary of the upper River Negro, Brazil.
Pronunciation	kor ee doh rass.
Etymology	Cory = helmet, doras = skin. In this case it was incorrectly used to mean armour (cuirasse) instead of skin in allusion to the dual rows of plates that run along the flanks of this genus. This specific epithet refers to the serrated (serratus=serrated, sawtooth-like) first pectoral fin ray.
Species Information
Size	49mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Corydoras are identified by their twin rows of armour plates along the flanks and by having fewer than 10 dorsal fin rays. They are most commonly confused with the other genera in the sub-family, namely Brochis, Scleromystax and Aspidoras.
Sexing	Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Negro River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data.
Furniture	Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle these fishes.
Compatibility	A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Freshwater and Marine Aquarium v. 18 (no. 7), pp 14, Fig. 7.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2023 Aug 06 02:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00)