AquaticRepublic.com - Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 1) sp. `RIO PURUS` (Callichthyidae) All Fishes

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Scientific Name	Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 1) sp. `RIO PURUS`
Common Name
Pronunciation	kor ee doh rass (lineage eight subclade one).
Etymology	Cory = helmet, doras = skin. In this case it was incorrectly used to mean armour (cuirasse) instead of skin in allusion to the dual rows of plates that run along the flanks of this genus.
Species Information
Identification	Commonly referred to by the currently synonymised genus Brochis, this sub-clade can be distinguished from other corydoradine species by the fact that they have more than 10 rays in the dorsal fin, whilst all other members of the Corydoradinae have seven rays.
Habitat Information
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2021 Mar 20 07:49 (species record created: 2021 Mar 20 07:49)