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Brochis garbei (Ihering, 1911)

Image contributors to this species:

Ian Fuller (2) Hans-Georg Evers (1) Hudson Crizanto Gonçalves (3)

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It is doubtful that we will ever see the true species again, because of farming and pollution, it is very rare in the hobby and it may even be extinct. Very similar to Brochis difluviatilis which was the fish that hobbyists had in the 1980s and 90s which was mistaken for Brochis garbei or Corydoras garbei at the time. Lineage: Included in Lineage 8 (sub-clade 2) with the "intermediate long-snouts" with deeper bodies. As of the latest update Corydoras garbei has now been placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 2 and has the new genus name of Brochis (Dias et al 2024). 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 garbei: In honour of German-born Brazilian zoologist Ernesto Garbe (1853–1925), who collected specimens for the Museu Paulista, University of São Paulo, including presumably holotype of this species. Remarks: The second thumbnail image may or may not be this species. This species is still found on some online sources as Corydoras garbei.

Common Name:

Honey Corydoras

Synonyms:

Corydoras garbei

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, São Francisco River basin. Type locality: Rio São Francisco, Est. da Bahia, Brazil.

Size:

Male: 4.5cm (1¾ins) Female: 5.0cm (2ins)

Temp:

22-25°C (71-77°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.2.

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.
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.
www.corydorasworld.com

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Brochis garbei

Brochis garbei

Brochis garbei
São Francisco river area, Brazil

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