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Brochis orphnopterus Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970

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Ian Fuller (1) Graham Carr (1) CP Aqua Studio (1)

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Relevant Information:

Similar to Brochis leopardus and B. gomezi but in these two species the centre band running along the body is much wider in relation to the rows of spots above and below it. There is a small blotch in the dorsal fin. 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 orphnopterus 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 orphnopterus: From the Greek orphnos = 'dark' or 'dusky' and pteron = 'feather', 'wing' or 'fin', in reference to the black spot on the dorsal fin. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras orphnopterus.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Corydoras orphnopterus

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Ecuador; lower Río Bobonaza between Montalvoand Chicherota, Río Pastaza system.

Size:

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

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.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
Seus, Werner; Corydoras The most popular armoured catfishes of South America. Dähne Verlag. 218p.

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Brochis orphnopterus
Female

Brochis orphnopterus

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