Brochis virginiae

Brochis virginiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Brochis
Species:
B. virginiae
Binomial name
Brochis virginiae
(Burgess, 1993)
Synonyms

Corydoras virginiae Burgess, 1993

Brochis virginiae, the Miguelito cory, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging the family Callichthyidae, the armored catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys. This species is found in Peru.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Virginia Schwartz, the wife of aquarium-fish exporter Adolfo Schwartz, who collected the type specimen.

References

  1. ↑ Hidalgo del Aguila, M.; Velasquez, M. & Chocano, L. (2016). "Corydoras virginiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T49830459A53818383. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830459A53818383.en. Retrieved 19 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.). "Corydoras virginiae". FishBase. May 2019 version.
  4. ↑ Germán Augusto Murrieta Morey; Fiama Madrid Floríndez (October 2018). "Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pintoi (Kohn and Fernandes, 1988) (Nematoda: Camallanidae) infecting species of Callichthyidae from the Peruvian Amazon". Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists. 38 (6): 258–262. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via ResearchGate.
  5. ↑ Christopher Scharpf (5 December 2025). "Family CALLICHTHYIDAE Bonaparte 1835 (Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 6 December 2025.