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Brochis isbrueckeri (Knaack, 2004)

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Referred to in the trade as the ‘Brazil sharp nose’ although it is actually found in Bolivia. It was given the C-number C050 before its description. 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 Corydoras isbrueckeri has now been placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 4 and has the new genus name of Brochis (Dias 2024). 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 isbrueckeri: In honour of the noted Ichthyologist Dr. Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras isbrueckeri.

Common Name:

C050, Brazil sharp nose

Synonyms:

Corydoras isbrueckeri

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Bolivia, Departamento Santa Cruz, Provincia J.M. Velasco. Río Itenez system.

Size:

Male: 6.5cm (2½ins) Female: 7.0cm (2¾ins)

Temp:

23-26°C (73-79°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.2.

IUCN Red List

The species is listed as Data Deficient because it is known only from the type locality and there are no data on population size and trends and ecology (needs updating IUCN 2016).

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.
Carvajal, F., Maldonado, M. & Sarmiento, J. 2016. Corydoras isbrueckeri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.
Fuller, A.M. & Evers, Hans-Georg: Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish P.148.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.

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Brochis isbrueckeri

Brochis isbrueckeri
Female

Brochis isbrueckeri

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