multiradiatus: from the Latin multi, meaning ‘many’, and radiatus, meaning ‘radiated’, in reference to the high number of dorsal-fin rays in this species. Order: Siluriformes Family: Callichthyidae. Native to tributaries of the northwestern Amazon basin in Ecuador and Peru.

The hog-nosed catfish (Corydoras multiradiatus) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It is native to South America, and is found in the western Amazon basin in Ecuador and Peru. This species is traditionally placed in Brochis but the genus is a synonym of Corydoras.

Brochis multiradiatus, also known as the brochis catfish or nosed catfish, requires specific care to thrive in your aquarium. Provide plenty of hiding spots in the tank using driftwood, rocks, or artificial caves.

“B. multiradiatus differs from B. splendens mainly in having supernumerous soft dorsal fin rays, a longer snout, a narrower interorbital width, and a less deep caudal peduncle.” “This species inhabits black waters streams and lakes with vegetation in the banks.”

Colored atlas of miniature catfish. Every species of Corydoras, Brochis and Aspidoras. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., USA. 224 p. (Ref. 26041)

The hog-nosed catfish (Corydoras multiradiatus) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It is native to South America, and is found in the western Amazon basin in Ecuador and Peru. This species is traditionally placed in Brochis but the genus is a synonym of Corydoras.

The Hognose Brochus (Brochus Multiradiatus) also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Armor Moth or Long Finned Brochis is native to the northwestern Amazon Basin in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. They are locally collected from tributaries of the Río Lagartococha near the town of Garza-Cocha, in the upper Río Napo system, of the ...

Hognose Brochis (Brochis multiradiatus) $ 29.99 – $ 35.99 One of the largest species of Cory Catfish, the Hognose Brochis is found in shallow streams and lakes in the Eastern Amazon and Napo rivers in Peru and Ecuador.

Colored atlas of miniature catfish. Every species of Corydoras, Brochis and Aspidoras. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., USA. 224 p. (Ref. 26041

Brochis only comprise three species — B. splendens, B. britskii and B. multiradiatus — and of these only splendens is seen with any real frequency. Some taxonomists would deny that Brochis actually deserve their stand-apart naming.