Osteogaster eques
| Osteogaster eques | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Osteogaster |
| Species: | O. eques
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| Binomial name | |
| Osteogaster eques (Steindachner, 1876)
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Osteogaster eques, the horseman's cory catfish or true eques cory, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It was first described by Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner. It is native to the Brazilian Amazon basin. The name eques means "knight", "horseman" or "rider" in Latin.