Spotted corydoras
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Brochis |
| Species: | B. ambiacus
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| Binomial name | |
| Brochis ambiacus | |
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The spotted corydoras (Brochis ambiacus)[4] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys.[2] It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the upper Amazon River basin in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. It is named for the Rio Ampiyacu in Peru, where it was first described.[5]
The fish will grow in length up to 1.9 inches (4.8 centimeters). It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 – 8.0 pH, a water hardness of 2 – 25 dGH, and a temperature range of 70–75 °F (21–24 °C). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter.[citation needed]
The spotted corydoras is of commercial importance in the aquarium trade industry.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Frederico, R.G. (2023). "Corydoras ambiacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49830469A159295878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830469A159295878.en. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Brochis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of Catfishes, Recent and Fossil". Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.; Dias, Angelica C. E. (2024). "Phylogenomic analyses in the complex Neotropical subfamily Corydoradinae (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) with a new classification based on morphological and molecular data". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae053.
- ^ Dias, Angelica C; Tencatt, Luiz F C; Roxo, Fabio F; Silva, Gabriel de Souza da Costa; Santos, Sérgio A; Britto, Marcelo R; Taylor, Martin I; Oliveira, Claudio (2025-03-03). "Phylogenomic analyses in the complex Neotropical subfamily Corydoradinae (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) with a new classification based on morphological and molecular data". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 203 (3). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae053. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ^ "PlanetCatfish.com - Brochis (sub-clade 3) ambiacus (Callichthyidae) Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Corydoras ambiacus". FishBase. December 2011 version.