Brochis splendens

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Sub-Phylum: 
Vertebrata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Genus: 
Brochis
Species: 
splendens
Authority: 
Castelnau 1855

Diagnosis

Body_male_length: 6.5 cm
Body_female_length: 7.0 cm

Ecology

Temperature: 22-28°C (23°C for sexual reproduction)
pH: 5.5-7.8
Substrate: Freshwater
Sociability: gregarious

Life cycle

Reproduction_mode: sexual
Generation: >3 years (6 years)

Feeding behaviour

Predatory
Omnivorous

Mode of locomotion

Motility: motile_swimming

Observation site(s)

SYMBIONTS

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Piscinoodinium pillulare Université of Stirling E. Ferraz et Sommerville, C., « Pathology of Piscinoodinium spa (Protozoa: Dinoflagellida), parasites of the ornamental freshwater catfishes Corydoras spp. and Brochis splendens (Pisces: Callichthyidae) », Diseases of aquatic organisms, vol. 33, p. 43-49, 1998.