| Corydoras eques | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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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 Steindachner, 1877 | |
Corydoras eques, the horseman's cory catfish or true eques cory, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It was first described by Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner. It is native to the Brazilian Amazon basin. The name eques means knight in Latin.
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.
References
- "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.
- "True Eques Cory (Corydoras Eques)". Aqua Imports. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- "ScotCat Factsheets: October 2013: Corydoras eques Steindachner, 1877". www.scotcat.com. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- "Corydoras eques | Cory Database". corydoras.zone. 2022-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- "Corydoras eques". aquainfo.org. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- Baensch, R. A., and R. Riehl. "Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1." (1991).
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| Corydoras eques | |