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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Corymbophanes: Greek, korymbos = summit, cluster of fruits and flowers + Greek, phaino = to shine (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Charles Wilgress Anderson (d: 1867) was a geologist and the Government Surveyor in the Department of Lands and Mines, British Guiana (Guyana). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Eigenmann.

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Redescription in Armbruster & al. (2000). Biology: found in shallow riffles, in the main channel; substratum: bedrock with numerous crevices and small patches of gravel and cobble.

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Freshwater; demersal; non-migratory. Tropical

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South America: Essequibo River drainage, upper Potaro River, upstream Kaieteur Falls.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36817)

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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 4. Distinguished from C. kaiei by having the abdomen lightly colored, caudal fin without light bands, anal fin I,4, caudal peduncle strongly compressed, and 5 plates below adpressed pectoral fin spine. Generic characteristics: caudal fin 1, 14, 1; adipose fin replaced by low elongate postdorsal ridge formed by series of raised median unpaired plates contiguous with dorsal procurrent caudal fin spines.

In the main channel over gravel and cobble (Ref. 37093).

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Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p. (Ref. 6868)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 25 September 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00719 - 0.03336), b=2.98 (2.81 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Corymbophanes andersoni Eigenmann, 1909