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Brochis crimmeni Grant, 1997

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Described along with Hoplisoma kanei (Corydoras kanei at the time) by the author [Grant, S] as aquarium specimens. 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 crimmeni has now been placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 4 and has the new genus name of Brochis. 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: Readily accepts a mixed and varied diet which includes granular foods, tablet food, frozen bloodworm and a good quality flake. Etymology: The specific name crimmeni: In honour of Oliver Crimmen (b. 1954), fish curator, Natural History Museum (London), for his “extensive support, advice and assistance” in the descriptions of this species and C. kanei. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras crimmeni.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Corydoras crimmeni

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil; Roraima State near Boa Vista, possibly from the Rio Branco.

Size:

Male: 6.0cm (2½ins) Female: 6.5cm (2¾ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

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.
Fuller, I.A.M. & Evers, H-G: 2005 Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish 384 p.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Brochis crimmeni
Adult Female

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