Brochis robineae

Brochis robineae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Callichthyidae
Genus:	Brochis
Species:	B. robineae
Binomial name
Brochis robineae (Burgess, 1983) [2]
Synonyms [2]
Corydoras robineaeBurgess, 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. ^[2] This species is restricted to the Upper Rio Negro basin in Brazil. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

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. 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.

• Burgess, W.E., 1992. Colored atlas of miniature catfish. Every species of Corydoras, Brochis and Aspidoras. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., USA. 224 p.