False Network Catfish
Corydoras sodalis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986
Also calledCoridora (por)
First described in: Nijssen, H.; Isbrücker, I. J. H. (1986). Cinq espèces nouvelles de poissons-chats cuirassés du genre Corydoras Lacepède, 1803, du Pérou et de l'Equateur (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthyidae). <em>Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie.</em> 12 (3) [for 1985]: 65-76.
The false network catfish (Brochis sodalis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging the family Callichthyidae, the armored catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys. This catfish is found in the Amazon River in Loreto, Peru, and Amazonas, Brazil.
The fish will grow up to 1.9 in (4.8 cm) long. 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 72–79 °F (22–26 °C). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2342622.