Corydoras ehrhardti
Corydoras ehrhardti is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in coastal rivers in the Santa Catarina and Paraná states of Brazil from the Iguazu River basin.
| Corydoras ehrhardti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Corydoras |
| Species: | C. ehrhardti |
| Binomial name | |
| Corydoras ehrhardti Steindachner, 1910 | |
The fish will grow in length up to 1.6 inches (4.1 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.
References
- Reis, R; Lima, F. (2009). "Corydoras ehrhardti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T167635A6360622. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167635A6360622.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Corydoras ehrhardti" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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