Corydoras loxozonus

Corydoras loxozonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Callichthyidae
Subfamily:	Corydoradinae
Genus:	Corydoras
Species:	C. loxozonus
Binomial name
Corydoras loxozonus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983

Corydoras loxozonus is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Meta River basin in Colombia.^[1] It was described by H. Nijssen and I. J. H. Isbrücker in 1983. In the system of "C-Numbers" developed by the German fishkeeping magazine DATZ to identify undescribed species of Corydoras in the aquarium hobby, this fish had been assigned numbers "C79", "C82", and "C83" until these stocks were correctly identified.^[2]

The fish will grow in length up to 1.9 inches (4.9 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 70 - 75°F (21 - 24°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.^[1]

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species

External links

• Photos at Fishbase

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Corydoras loxozonus" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
2. ^ Evers, Hans-Georg. "A system called “C-Numbers”" (in english). http://www.corydorasworld.com/c_numbers. Retrieved 2008-05-01.