Osteogaster eques
Species of fish
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Osteogaster eques, the horseman's cory catfish or true eques cory,[3][4] is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It was first described by Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner.[5] It is native to the Brazilian Amazon basin.[6] The name eques means "knight", "horseman" or "rider" in Latin.[7]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Osteogaster |
| Species: | O. eques |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteogaster eques (Steindachner, 1876)[2] | |
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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.[8]