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Brochis condiscipulus (Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980)

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Ian Fuller (1) Sandy Milne (1) Allan James (1) Lindsay Dobree-Carey (1) Yann Fulliquet (5) Mark Henry Sabaj (1) Taiwan Corydoras Club (1)

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Shares the same habitats as the rounder headed version Hoplisoma oiapoquense. 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 revision (Dias et al 2024) Corydoras condiscipulus has now been placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 4 and has the new genus name of Brochis. Aquarium Care: As this is one of the longer snouted species it will be well suited to most community tanks. A well planted tank with a soft substrate such as sand so they can bury their snouts while searching out food. Diet: Readily accepts a mixed and varied diet which includes granular foods, tablet food, frozen bloodworm and a good quality flake. Etymology: The specific name condiscipulus: From the Latin condiscipulus = 'schoolmate', alluding to the sympatric occurrence of this species with H. oiapoquense with which it shares its colour pattern and location. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras condiscipulus.

Common Name:

Long-nosed oiapoquensis

Synonyms:

Corydoras condiscipulus

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: French Guiana; Cumuri creek at left bank of Oyapock River, upstream of first rapids of Grande Roche, south west of village Oiapoque (Brazil,Est. Amapa. 03º54' N, 51º46'W).

Size:

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

Temp:

23-26°C (73-79°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.2.

IUCN Red List

Despite its relatively small distribution, this species seems to be abundant and occurs in a very pristine area within its range, whilst there are also no direct threats. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (IUCN 2023).

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.
Frederico, R.G. 2023. Corydoras condiscipulus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.

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Brochis condiscipulus

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Brochis condiscipulus

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