Biology:Spotted corydoras
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Brochis |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/BrochisB. ambiacus
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| Template:Taxonomy/BrochisBrochis ambiacus Cope, 1872
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The spotted corydoras (Brochis ambiacus)[2] is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America and is found in the upper Amazon River basin in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. It is named for the Rio Ampiyacu in Peru, where it was first described.[3]
The fish will grow in length up to 1.9 inches (4.8 centimeters). It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 – 8.0 pH, a water hardness of 2 – 25 dGH, and a temperature range of 70–75 °F (21–24 °C). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter.
The spotted corydoras is of commercial importance in the aquarium trade industry.
See also
- List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
- ↑ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of Catfishes, Recent and Fossil". Zootaxa 1418: 1–628.; Dias, Angelica C. E. (2024). "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. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae053.
- ↑ Dias, Angelica C; Tencatt, Luiz F C; Roxo, Fabio F; Silva, Gabriel de Souza da Costa; Santos, Sérgio A; Britto, Marcelo R; Taylor, Martin I; Oliveira, Claudio (2025-03-03). "Phylogenomic analyses in the complex Neotropical subfamily Corydoradinae (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) with a new classification based on morphological and molecular data" (in en). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 203 (3). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae053. ISSN 0024-4082. https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae053/7691278.
- ↑ "PlanetCatfish.com - Brochis (sub-clade 3) ambiacus (Callichthyidae) Cat-eLog" (in en-gb). https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=461.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Corydoras ambiacus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1613140 entry
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