Brochis virginiae
| Brochis virginiae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Brochis |
| Species: | B. virginiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Brochis virginiae | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Corydoras virginiae Burgess, 1993 | |
Brochis virginiae, the Miguelito cory, 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 found in Peru.[3][4]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Virginia Schwartz, the wife of aquarium-fish exporter Adolfo Schwartz, who collected the type specimen.[5]
References
- ^ Hidalgo del Aguila, M.; Velasquez, M. & Chocano, L. (2016). "Corydoras virginiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T49830459A53818383. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830459A53818383.en. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Corydoras virginiae". FishBase. May 2019 version.
- ^ Germán Augusto Murrieta Morey; Fiama Madrid Floríndez (October 2018). "Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pintoi (Kohn and Fernandes, 1988) (Nematoda: Camallanidae) infecting species of Callichthyidae from the Peruvian Amazon". Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists. 38 (6): 258–262. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (5 December 2025). "Family CALLICHTHYIDAE Bonaparte 1835 (Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 6 December 2025.