Brochis robineae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Callichthyidae |
Genus: | Brochis |
Species: | B. robineae |
Binomial name | |
Brochis robineae (W. E. Burgess, 1983) | |
Synonyms | |
Corydoras robineae |
Brochis robineae the banner-tail corydoras is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America. Brochis robineae is restricted to the Upper Rio Negro basin in Brazil. [2]
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 fishes name. [3]