Brochis

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Brochis is a small genus of South American freshwater catfish closely related to Corydoras and known for their armored bodies and peaceful bottom-dwelling behavior in aquariums.

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Brochis canonical 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPeriod crepuscular ⓘ
diurnal ⓘ
aquariumSuitability suitable for peaceful community aquariums ⓘ
aquariumUse kept as ornamental fish ⓘ
aquariumZone bottom of the tank ⓘ
behavior peaceful ⓘ
bodyType armored catfish ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
continentOfOrigin South America ⓘ
diet benthic invertebrates ⓘ
detritus ⓘ
distributionRegion Amazon basin ⓘ
linked to: Amazon Basin

South American river systems ⓘ
ecologicalNiche bottom-dwelling fish ⓘ
family Callichthyidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior substrate sifter ⓘ
finPosition dorsal fin ⓘ
ventral pectoral fins ⓘ
habitat freshwater ⓘ
hasArmor bony plates ⓘ
hasBarbels true ⓘ
hasCommonName armored catfish ⓘ
hasScutes true ⓘ
isCatfish true ⓘ
isVertebrate true ⓘ
keptWith community fish ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeClimate tropical ⓘ
nativeTo Neotropical region ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm
order Siluriformes ⓘ
originHemisphere Western Hemisphere ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Corydoras ⓘ
reproductiveMode egg-laying ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation barbels for substrate foraging ⓘ
skeletonType bony fish ⓘ
socialBehavior shoaling ⓘ
subfamily Corydoradinae ⓘ
linked to: Callichthyidae
waterLayer demersal ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

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Callichthyidae → containsGenus → Brochis ⓘ