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Brochis robineae (Burgess, 1983)

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Danny Blundell (1) Allan James (2) Julian Dignall (1) Chris Ralph (3) K. Meier (1) Mark Goh (1) Alan Pinkerton (1) Joakim Schön (1)

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Easy species to identify due to the unique pattern in the caudal fin which it also shares with Dianema urostriatum from the Callichthyinae sub family. Not an easy species of Brochis to breed, but it has been achieved. (see ScotCat article in Reference). 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 robineae 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 robineae: Named in honour of Mrs Robina Schwartz. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras robineae.

Common Name:

Flag-tailed Cory

Synonyms:

Corydoras robineae

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, Upper Negro River basin. Type locality: Rio Aiuana, a southern tributary of the middle Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.

Size:

Male: 6.5cm (2¾ins) Female: 7.0cm (3ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.2.

IUCN Red List

Corydoras (Brochis) robineae is endemic to Brazil and known from the Rio Negro basin. It has records from the Aiuanã and Tiquié rivers, in the upper Rio Negro. Although collection for commercial purposes is authorised, this threat does not appear to jeopardise the species' survival in the wild. Although population information is scarce, the region is in good conservation status and no significant threats have been identified. Therefore, B. robinae has been categorised as Least Concern (LC), (IUCN 2022).

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 Ian Fuller Enterprises. 384 p.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) 2022. Corydoras (Brochis) robineae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.
ScotCat Article: Bodrock, Eric. Corydoras robineae

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Brochis robineae

Brochis robineae

Brochis robineae
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Brochis robineae
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Brochis robineae

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