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Adult males can be quite striking with their long dorsal fin. Similar to appearance, as juvenile, to Brochis sp. (C049) which is found in the Purus system in Brazil and called 'False robustus' by the exporters. 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 robustus has now been placed in Lineage 8 sub clade 4 and has the new genus name of Brochis and a change to the specific name to robusta. 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 robusta: From the Latin robustus = 'robust' or 'strong', in reference to the dimensions of this Corydoras/Brochis. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Corydoras robustus or Brochis robustus.

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Corydoras robustus

Callichthyidae

South America: Brazil; Rio Ipixuna ou Paranapixuna, tributary of the Rio Purus, 30km west of Humaita.

Male: 8.5cm (3¼ins) Female: 9.0cm (3½ins)

23-25°C (73-77°F)

6.0-7.2.

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, Ian A.M. & Evers, Hans-Georg: Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish. 2005. 384 p.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.