Black band catfish
Corydoras zygatus
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A Corydoras from Ecuador and northern Peru, from tributaries of the middle Marañón. The dark band on the back does not reach the underside of the tail base — which separates it from the similar Corydoras rabauti. It is now in the genus Osteogaster.
- Scientific name
- Corydoras zygatus
- Family
- Callichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 81 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 4
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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