Corydoras polystictus

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Corydoras polystictus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Corydoras
Species:
C. polystictus
Binomial name
Corydoras polystictus
Regan, 1912

Corydoras polystictus is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Paraguay River basin in Brazil. [1]

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The fish will grow in length up to 1.3 inches (3.2 centimeters). It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 – 8.0 pH, a water hardness of 2 – 25 dGH, and a temperature range of 72 – 83 °F (22 – 28 °C). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs. [1]

Astyanax bimaculatus have been found to follow C. polystictus to eat insects, crustaceans, plant debris and algae that is flushed out by the catfish's foraging. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Corydoras polystictus" in FishBase . December 2011 version.
  2. Leitao, Rafael P.; Caramaschi, Érica P.; Zuanon, Jansen (2007). "Following food clouds: feeding association between a minute loricariid and a characidiin species in an Atlantic Forest stream, Southeastern Brazil". Neotrop. Ichthyol. 5 (3): 307–310. doi: 10.1590/S1679-62252007000300011 .