Brochis splendens (Castelnau, 1855)

*Brochis splendens* (Castelnau, 1855)

Image contributors to this species:
Danny Blundell (7) Charles Gibbons (4) Ian Fuller (1) Julian Dignall (1) Craig (1) Graham Ramsay (1)
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Relevant Information:	Brochis splendens has a 12 dorsal ray count compared to B. britskii (15) and B. multiradiatus (17 )and it has a far shorter snout than B.multiradiatus and does not posses the head shield of B.britskii.
Common Name:	Emerald Catfish
Synonyms:	Brochis coeruleus, Brochis dipterus, Callichthys splendens, Chaenothorax bicarinatus, Chaenothorax semiscutatus.
Family:	Callichthyidaemblycipitidae
Distribution:	South America: Brazil: Rio Tocantins, Peru: Upper Amazon near Iquitos, Rio Ambyiacu, Rio Orosa. Ecuador: Rio Napo. Type locality: Rio Tocantins, Brazil.
Size:	8cm (3¼ins)
Temp:	22-27°C (72-81°F)
p.H.	6.5-7.0.