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| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |title=''Corydoras simulatus'' |url= https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64791194/64890505}}</ref>

| taxon = Corydoras simulatus
| taxon = Corydoras simulatus
| authority = [[Stanley Howard Weitzman|S. H. Weitzman]] & [[Han Nijssen|Nijssen]], 1970}}
| authority = [[Stanley Howard Weitzman|S. H. Weitzman]] & [[Han Nijssen|Nijssen]], 1970}}
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of freshwater aquarium fish species]]
* [[List of freshwater aquarium fish species]]

== References ==
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* {{FishBase | genus = Corydoras | species = simulatus | year = 2011 | month = December}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=46229 Photos at Fishbase]
* [http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=46229 Photos at Fishbase]

== References ==
* {{FishBase species | genus = Corydoras | species = simulatus | year = 2011 | month = December}}


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[[Category:Corydoras]]
[[Category:Corydoras]]
[[Category:Freshwater fish of Colombia]]
[[Category:Freshwater fish of Colombia]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Stanley Howard Weitzman]]
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[[Category:Fish described in 1970]]



Latest revision as of 08:55, 31 December 2021

Corydoras simulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Corydoras
Species:
C. simulatus
Binomial name
Corydoras simulatus

Corydoras simulatus 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 Upper Meta River basin in Colombia.

The fish prefers clean, clear water with a current. It 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 68 – 77 °F (20 – 25 °C). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs.

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References

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  1. ^ "Corydoras simulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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