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Brochis bifasciata (Nijssen, 1972)

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Rob McLure (1) Haakon Haagensen (1) CP Aqua Studio (1) Zierfisch Zentrum Austria (1) Taiwan Corydoras Club (1)

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This species is very rare in the hobby. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 4 which comprises the "intermediate long-snouts" with deeper bodies. It also includes Brochis in sub-clade 1 which was synonymised with Corydoras by Britto in 2003 but in time there will be a revision which will resurrect Brochis (Cope, 1871) to full genera again. As of the latest update (Dias et al. 2024) Corydoras bifasciatus has now been placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 4 and has the new genus name of Brochis and a change to the specific name to bifasciata. Aquarium Care: This is akin to most of this genus, very peaceful, and would be best housed with small to medium tank mates such as Tetras, Rasboras and Danios or in a species tank for breeding purposes. Diet: A good quality flake food and tablet food for adults with sporadic feedings of frozen or live food will keep your Corydoras in good health. Etymology: The specific name bifasciata: From the Latin bi = ‘two’ or ‘double’ and fasciata = ‘striped’, alluding to the 2 stripes on the body. Remarks: Still found on some online searches as Corydoras bifasciatus.

Common Name:

Twostripe corydoras

Synonyms:

Corydoras bifasciatus

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, State of Pará, Rio Tapajos system, Rio Cururu.

Size:

Male: 5.5cm (2¼ins) Female: 6.0cm (2½ins)

Temp:

23-25°C (73-77°F)

p.H.

6.0-8.0.

IUCN Red List

Brochis bifasciata is endemic to Brazil and known only from the type series, from a left-bank tributary of the Cururu River, Tapajós River basin, Pará state. No additional material of this species is known in scientific collections, although there are photographic records on ornamental fish sites that likely refer to Corydoras (Brochis) bifasciatus (bifasciata). The type locality of the species is within the boundaries of the Munduruku Indigenous Territory. Based on the aforementioned information and the absence of significant threats that endanger its population, Brochis bifasciata (then Corydoras bifasciatus) has been categorised as Least Concern (LC), (IUCN 2022).

Reference:

Alexandrou, Markos & Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution, ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited.
Angelica C Dias, Luiz F C Tencatt, Fabio F Roxo, Gabriel de Souza da Costa Silva, Sérgio A Santos, Marcelo R Britto, Martin I Taylor, Claudio Oliveira, Phylogenomic analyses in the complex Neotropical subfamily Corydoradinae (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) with a new classification based on morphological and molecular data, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024;, zlae053.
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). 2022. Corydoras (Brochis) bifasciata/us. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
www.corydorasworld.com

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Brochis bifasciata
Female

Brochis bifasciata

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