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Brochis approuaguensis (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1983)

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This is a very rare species in the hobby. 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 (Dias et al. 2024) Corydoras approuaguensis 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 approuaguensis: –ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Approuague River, French Guiana, the type locality. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras approuaguensis. Even though there are no available data on population current status and trends, the species is known from a number of records in both French Guiana and Brazil, and it is plausible to assume that the species may occur in other localities within the currently known distribution range. Considering that there are no known threats to the species as whole, Brochis approuaguensis is assessed as Least Concern (LC), (IUCN 2021).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Corydoras approuaguensis

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Approuague River basin, French Guiana.

Size:

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

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.
Britto, M.R. 2023. Corydoras approuaguensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.
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.
www.corydorasworld.com

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Brochis approuaguensis

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