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Scientific Name	**Brochis heteromorphus** Nijssen, 1970
Common Names	White Cory Hvid Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Creek at right bank of Coppename River, Saramacca, 3°52'30''N, 56°53'W, Suriname.
Pronunciation	bro kiss
Etymology	This specific epithet literally means different (heteros=different, other) shape (morph=shape, form).
Species Information
Size	53mm or 2.1" 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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Coppename and Nickerie River basins in Suriname. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Coppename (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Nickerie (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
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.
Further Information
Reference	Beaufortia v. 18 (no. 230), pp 22, Fig. 10.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2024 Oct 04 12:12 (species record created: 2006 Jul 23 00:00)