Biology:Corydoras eques
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Corydoras |
| Species: | C. eques
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| Binomial name | |
| Corydoras eques Steindachner, 1877
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Corydoras eques, the horseman's cory catfish or true eques cory,[1][2] is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It was first described by Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner.[3] It is native to the Brazilian Amazon basin.[4] The name eques means knight in Latin.[5]
Life cycle
The male fertilizes the female's 2–4 eggs between her pelvic fins for around 30 seconds. Only then does the female swim to a suitable location and attach the very adhesive eggs. The couple continues doing this until around 100 eggs have been fertilized and connected.[6]
References
- ↑ "Horseman's Cory Catfish (Corydoras eques), Tank-Bred! – Aquatic Arts on sale today for $ 111.59 |". https://aquaticarts.com/products/horsemans-cory-catfish.
- ↑ "True Eques Cory (Corydoras Eques)" (in en-US). https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/true-eques-cory-corydoras-eques/.
- ↑ "ScotCat Factsheets: October 2013: Corydoras eques Steindachner, 1877". https://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/corydoras_eques.htm.
- ↑ "Corydoras eques | Cory Database" (in en-US). 2022-04-07. https://corydoras.zone/cory/corydoras-eques/.
- ↑ "Corydoras eques" (in en-US). https://aquainfo.org/corydoras-eques-horsemans-cory/.
- ↑ Baensch, R. A., and R. Riehl. "Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1." (1991).
Wikidata ☰ Q1767186 entry
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