Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Callichthyidae
Genus: Brochis
Species: B. britskii – B. multiradiatus – B. splendens
Name
Brochis Cope, 1871
Current status: Synonym of Corydoras Lacepéde, 1803
Gender: feminine
Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first without species, more fully described in Cope 1872: 277–278 where two species were added; type designated by Cope (in describing second species he refers to first as the type species).
Type species: Brochis coeruleus Cope, 1872 [= Corydoras splendens (Castelnau, 1855)]
References
Primary references
Cope, E.D. 1871. Some anatomical points of importance in the classification of the siluroids of the Amazon. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 23: 112–113. BHL Reference page.
Cope, E.D. 1872. On the fishes of the Ambyiacu River. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 23: 250–294, Pls. 3–16. BHL Reference page.
Brochis is a formerly recognized genus of catfish. Between one and three fish of the Callichthyidae in the Siluriformes order are referred to as Brochis, however following recent classification these three species have been grouped in the genus Corydoras. The genus is considered defunct by most scientific authorities, or as a junior synonym or subgenus of Corydoras. Consequently, it is an example of Obsolete taxa
Despite being considered defunct, there are several morphological differences that fish formerly classified in the genus Brochis have. These include a noticeably larger body, a more lyre-like tail and most decisively, the extended dorsal fins that have more rays than those of Corydoras ] Corydoras have 7–10 rays on their dorsal fins, while Brochis have 10–18.[12] Brochis are very large for their family, as all three species can exceed 8 cm (3.1 in) in length. In the Brochis stable, Corydoras splendens is the largest. It is also the largest Corydoras attaining a maximum size of 9.9 centimetres and 40 grams.
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