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]

Corydoras eques
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Corydoras
Species:
C. eques
Binomial name
Corydoras eques

Life cycle

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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

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  1. ^ "Horseman's Cory Catfish (Corydoras eques), Tank-Bred! – Aquatic Arts on sale today for $ 111.59 |". aquaticarts.com. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  2. ^ "True Eques Cory (Corydoras Eques)". Aqua Imports. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  3. ^ "ScotCat Factsheets: October 2013: Corydoras eques Steindachner, 1877". www.scotcat.com. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  4. ^ "Corydoras eques | Cory Database". corydoras.zone. 2022-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  5. ^ "Corydoras eques". aquainfo.org. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  6. ^ Baensch, R. A., and R. Riehl. "Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1." (1991).