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Scientific Name | Brochis (sub-clade 3) spectabilis Knaack, 1999 |
Common Names | Millennium Cory Showpansermalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Upper Rio Guaporé, in the area of Vila Bela, Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
Pronunciation | bro kiss sub clade four |
Etymology | This specific epithet refers to its remarkably showy (spectabilis=showy, notable) appearance. |
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Size | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Sexing | Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature. |
General Remarks | The first catfish described in the new millennium. |
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Distribution | South America: Guaporé River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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Feeding | Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data. |
Furniture | Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle these fishes. |
Compatibility | A peaceful, shoaling, community fish. |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | VDA--aktuell 1/2000, pp 74, 2 figs. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2024 Jun 12 13:54 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00) |