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Brochis haraldschultzi Knaack, 1962

Image contributors to this species:

Helen Burns (1) Ian Fuller (1) Chris Ralph (2) Karsten Schönherr (1) Graham Ramsay (2) Allan James (1)

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Brochis haraldshultzi is sometimes confused with Hoplisoma sterbai. The difference being that H.sterbai has for simplistic reasons a dark basic body colour with white spots on the head and snout area, while B.haraldshultzi has it in reverse, a light body with dark spots/reticulations. Another Corydoras confused with B. haraldshultzi is Hoplisoma araguaiaense, but it has no orange colouration to the fins. Other similar looking species are Brochis spectabilis and Brochis isbrueckeri. 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 haraldschultzi has now been placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 4 and has the new genus name of Brochis (Dias 2024). Aquarium Care: This is akin to most of this genus, very peaceful, and would be best housed with small to medium sized tankmates such as Tetras, Rasboras and Danios or in a species tank for breeding purposes. Best to purchase 6 individuals or more as they will be happier in a group. 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 haraldschultzi: In honour of Harald Schultz. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras haraldshultzi.

Common Name:

Schultz’s Cory

Synonyms:

Corydoras haraldshultzi

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil and Bolivia. Type locality: Brasilien, Rio Guaporé.

Size:

Male: 8.0cm (3ins) Female: 8.5cm (3¼ins)

Temp:

22-27°C (71-81°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.
Fuller, I.A.M. & Evers, H-G: 2005 Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish 384 p.
ScotCat Factsheet. no. 168. June 2010.

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Brochis haraldschultzi

Brochis haraldschultzi

Brochis haraldschultzi
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Brochis haraldschultzi

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