NEWS104
28
longnose equivalent of C91 is a very
attractive fish, strongly reminiscent of
Corydoras leopardus
, but with an
appreciably more contrastingly patterned
caudal fin.
And finally the consignment included a
further
round-nose,
superficially
reminiscent of
Corydoras xinguensis
and
bearing the list name "morse Madre de
Dios". This mailed catfish is again as yet
unknown in the hobby. The name "Morse"
almost certainly refers to the patterning,
which – with a little imagination –
resembles the dash anddot patternof the
morsecode.
These new mailed catfishes are as yet
Lexicon
Mailed catfishes
Corydoras: fromAncientGreek,
meaning“withhelmet and lance“,
referring to theexternal bony
plates and thepowerful fin
spines.
aeneus:Latin,meaning "madeof
copper or bronze",or simply
"brassy";
schulzei:honorific,=“of Schulz”
exceptional rarities with a price to match.
Let us hope that they will soon find
devotees among the
Corydoras
-fan
community.
Corydoras
sp.Batman
Corydoras
sp.Batmanpair
Corydoras
sp.Morse
Corydoras
sp.Manu (1,4,7,8)
Corydoars
sp.Manu2 semi longnose
Corydoras
sp.Manu5 short nose
