Brochis virginiae
Species of fish
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Brochis |
| Species: | B. virginiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Brochis virginiae | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Corydoras virginiae Burgess, 1993 | |
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Virginia Schwartz, the wife of aquarium-fish exporter Adolfo Schwartz, who collected the type specimen.[5]