Corydoras_geoffroy

<i>Corydoras geoffroy</i>

Corydoras geoffroy

Species of fish

Corydoras geoffroy is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in coastal rivers in South America, and is found in Suriname and French Guiana.

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It is the type species of the genus Corydoras.

The fish will grow in length up to 2.8 inches (7.0 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 – 79 °F (22 – 26 °C). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Lacépède's colleague Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844), for his observations of the various animals of Egypt, and in particular the fishes of the Nile.[1]


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References

  1. [1]
    Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

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