| Schwartz's catfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Corydoras |
| Species: | C. schwartzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Corydoras schwartzi Rössel, 1963 | |
Schwartz's catfish (Corydoras schwartzi) 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 Purus River basin in Brazil.[1]
The fish will grow in length up to 1.5 inches (3.9 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. The female holds 2–4 eggs between her pelvic fins, where the male fertilizes them for about 30 seconds. Only then does the female swim to a suitable spot, where she attaches the very sticky eggs. The pair repeats this process until about 100 eggs have been fertilized and attached.
The fish is named in honor of Hans-Willi Schwartz (1909-1981), an aquarium-fish exporter in Manaus, Brazil, who helped collect the type specimen.[2]
Schwartz's catfish is of commercial importance in the aquarium trade industry.
See also
References
- ↑ Alderton, David (2019). Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish. London, UK: Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-2413-6424-6.
- ↑ 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 17 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Corydoras schwartzi" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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