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Brochis sp. (CW166)

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Hans-Georg Evers (2)

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Relevant Information:

Similar looking as to Brochis pantanalensis with the same colour pattern but with a slimmer body and a smaller size. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 8 (sub-clade 3) with the "intermediate long-snouts" with deeper bodies. As of the latest update (Dias et al 2024) Corydoras sp. (CW166) has now been placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 3 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 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: Feeding is not a problem as they will readily consume commercial foods such as flake, granular and tablet foods and frozen foods such as bloodworms and daphnia, like all fish they benefit from regular feedings of live foods such as Daphnia, Cyclops, Grindal worms and bloodworms. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras sp. (CW166).

Common Name:

CW166

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Bolivia, Santa Cruz Province northern Pantanal, Río Cussis, Río Las Petas; Brazil, Mato Grosso State, northern Pantanal.

Size:

Male: 5.5 cm (2¼ins) Female: 6.0cm (2½ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79°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.
www.corydorasworld.com

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Brochis sp. (CW166)
Male

Brochis sp. (CW166)
Female

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