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Juvenile male just caught
Habitat: Sandy beach
Habitat: Gran Rio, Surinam
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Juveniles just caught
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Close-up of caudal fin
Eggs

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hoplisoma boesemani** (Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967)
Common Names	Boeseman's Catfish Boesemans Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Little tributaries of Gran Rio between Ligolio and Awaradam Falls, Brokopondo, Suriname.
Synonym(s)	Corydoras boesemani
Pronunciation	hop lee so mah
Etymology	Named to honour Dr. Marcus Boeseman.
Articles	- Shane's World Geography In Search of Corydoras boesemani
Species Information
Size	45mm or 1.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Coastal rivers in Suriname. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
pH	6.0 - 7.5
Temperature	22.0-25.0°C or 71.6-77°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data.
Furniture	Ideally, and close to mandatory, substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel or sharp sand. This will increase the risk of damage to the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle a group of these fishes.
Compatibility	A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Breeding	See Shane's World article (link below).
Breeding Reports	There are 4 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) v. 42 (no. 5), pp 37, Pl. 4 (fig. 1).
Registered Keepers	There are 25 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:41 (species record created: 2006 Apr 17 00:00)