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Brochis heteromorphus Nijssen, 1970

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Ian Fuller (1) Raphael Covain (1) Karsten Schönherr (1)

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Relevant Information:

Similar looking to Corydoras sp. (CW047) and is the long snouted version of C. sanchesi. 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 heteromorphus 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: 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 heteromorphus: héteros, different; morphus, from morph?, form or shape, referring to several characters that are intermediate between blunt- and long-snouted groups in the genus. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras heteromorphus.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Corydoras heteromorphus

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Suriname, Coppename and Nickerie River basins. Type locality: Creek at right bank of Coppename River (3º52'30"N, 56º53'W), Saramacca, Suriname.

Size:

Male 6.0cm (2¼ins) Female 6.5cm (2½ins)

Temp:

23-26°C (73-79°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.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Fuller, Ian A.M. & Evers, Hans-Georg: Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish. 2005. 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 heteromorphus

Brochis heteromorphus

Brochis heteromorphus
Tapanahony, Suriname

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