Brochis robineae

Brochis robineae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Brochis
Species:
B. robineae
Binomial name
Brochis robineae
(Burgess, 1983)
Synonyms

Corydoras robineae Burgess, 1983

Brochis robineae, the banner-tail corydoras, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging the family Callichthyidae, the armored catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys. This species is restricted to the Upper Rio Negro basin in Brazil.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Robine Schwartz, mother of aquarium-fish collector and exporter Adolfo Schwartz, who supplied the type specimen and asked that his mother be honored with the fish's name.

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Corydoras robineae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T134702696A134702716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T134702696A134702716.pt. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Brochis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Corydoras robineae". FishBase.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf (5 December 2025). "Family CALLICHTHYIDAE Bonaparte 1835 (Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 6 December 2025.