Net armored catfish

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Net armored catfish
Systematics
Sub-cohort : Ostariophysi
Order : Catfish (Siluriformes)
Subordination : Loricarioidei
Family : Armored and calloused catfish (Callichthyidae)
Genre : Corydoras
Type : Net armored catfish
Scientific name
Corydoras reticulatus
Fraser-Brunner , 1938

The net armored catfish ( Corydoras reticulatus ) is a freshwater ornamental fish from the genus Corydoras . It can be up to 6 cm long and is native to the waters of southern Brazil up to the Río de la Plata .

Like its congeners, the net armored catfish lives in groups on the bottom of the water, but more often than many other representatives of armored catfish swim through the open water. As an intestinal breather , he also needs free access to the water surface.

The net armored catfish is a popular aquarium fish that is also suitable for keeping in community tanks .

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