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]
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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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| Corydoras eques Steindachner, 1877
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Life cycle
editThe 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
edit- ^ "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).