Pastaza corydoras
Species of fish
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The Pastaza corydoras (Corydoras pastazensis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes.[2] This species is found in the Amazon Basin of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]
| Pastaza corydoras | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Corydoras |
| Species: | C. pastazensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Corydoras pastazensis | |
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This species was first formally described in 1963 by the American ichthyologist Stanley Howard Weitzman with its type locality given as the Río Conambo near the village of Conambo at, 1°55'S, 76°51'W in the River Tigre system, Pastaza, Ecuador.[2] The specific name references the type locality.[3]
The fish will grow in length up to 6.1 centimetres (2.4 inches). 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 22–26 °C (72–79 °F).[4] It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs.[citation needed]
The Pastaza corydoras is found in the aquarium trade industry.[1]