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Brochis britskii Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1983

Image contributors to this species:

Allan James (2) Ian Fuller (1) Frants Lehmann (1 stamp) Chris Ralph (2) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (3)

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Brochis britskii has a 15 dorsal ray count compared to B. splendens (12) and B. multiradiata (17) and it has its head covered ventrally by a large shield which is unique to this family. Its snout is also shorter than B. multiradiatus. Lineage: Brochis is included in Lineage 8 (sub-clade 1) with the "intermediate long-snouts" with deeper bodies. Aquarium Care: An ideal addition to an aquarium containing fish such as South American dwarf cichlids, tetras and small barbs, just as long as the other occupants are not too aggressive. Diet: Readily accepts a mixed and varied diet which includes sinking foods such as catfish pellets, tablets and frozen bloodworm. These catfish benefit from the addition of some meatier foods in their diet such small or chopped earthworms. Etymology: The specific name britskii: Dedicated to Heraldo A. Britski. Remarks: Brochis 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 so in the meantime we are sticking with Brochis as there is marked differences with the both genera. As of the latest revision (Dias et al 2024) Brochis britskii has been placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 1 and keeps the genus name of Brochis.

Common Name:

Giant Brochis

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, Paraguay (upper Rio Paraguay).

Size:

Male: 8.0cm (3¼ins) Female: 9.0cm (3½ins)

Temp:

20-24°C (67-75°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

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.
ScotCat Factsheet no. 133. July 2007.

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Brochis britskii

Brochis britskii

Brochis britskii
Head view

Brochis britskii

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