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Leucomelas
Corydoras leucomelas Eigenmann & Allen, 1942
Also calledCoridoras (spa) · Shirui (spa) · Coridora (spa)
First described in: Eigenmann, C. H.; Allen, W. R. (1942). Fishes of Western South America. I. The intercordilleran and Amazonian lowlands of Peru. II.- The high pampas of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. With a revision of the Peruvian Gymnotidae, and of the genus Orestias. University of Kentucky. i-xv + 1-494, Pls. 1-22.
The false spotted catfish (Hoplisoma leucomelas) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This catfish is found in the Upper Amazon River basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
The false spotted catfish reaches a maximum standard length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in). It is found in blackwater rivers and is a detritivore, and it is able to facultatively breathe air.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2342599.