Corydoras eques
Corydoras eques Steindachner, 1876
Also calledCoridora (por)
First described in: Steindachner, F. (1876). Ichthyologische Beiträge (V). [Subtitles i-v.]. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 74 (1. Abth.): 49-240, Pls. 1-15. [Also as a separate, pp. 1-192, Pls. 1-15. According to 1974 reprint of Ichthyologische Beiträge the date is 1877. Date of separate may be 1876, the date we use.].
Osteogaster 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", "horseman" or "rider" in Latin.
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What it does
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 ==
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2342759.