"Elegant Cory" "Peru"

There are many species in the 5th lineage of Corydoradinae (Gastrodermus) that share similar body patterns, such as Gastrodermus elegans, G. napoensis, G. nanus, and G. gracilis. Elegant Gastrodermus are a base color of gold or tan depending on conditions, have two dark horizontal stripes running along their back, and brown striations over their faces and shoulders. Similar to the rest of the species in the 5th lineage of Corydoradinae, they don't have very tall bodies compared to other Corydoradinae species and have lower set eyes. Also unlike most other Corydoradinae, they spend a lot of time hovering under structures rather than on the bottom. They are a smaller species making them a good candidate for smaller South American community tanks. In the wild, elegant Gastrodermus can be found in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru in the Upper Amazon River Basin. It was previously classified as Corydoras elegans, but was reclassified as Gastrodermus elegans upon publication of a phylogenomic anal