Broadstriped Hoplisoma

Remarks:  We originally brought these fish in as Hoplisoma bondi, but through the assistance of the renowned photographer, explorer, author, and aquarist Hans-Georg Evers have determined them along with some fish we imported in the past as Deckeri Hoplisoma (Hoplisoma sp. C3), to be Hoplisoma sp. (CW021), also known as the broadstriped hoplisoma. The broadstriped hoplisoma are thought to be a color form of Hoplisoma axelrodi, but as of the writing of this listing they are still considered to be separate enough to not share their scientific name. These fish have a whitish silver to tan colored body and can be identified by their black speckles, mask, and horizontal band on their back and lateral line. There is some variation in regards to their pattern so it is unlikely that all the fish you will receive will look the same.   Broadstriped hoplisoma were previously classified as Corydoras sp. (CW021), but were reclassified as Hoplisoma sp. (CW021) upon publication of a phylogenomic analy