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Several Brachyrhamdia species have developed colour patterns that mimic Corydoras spp.

They’re easily told apart from Corydoras by their significantly longer barbels and lack of scute-like plates on the body. No one knows exactly if this adaptation evolved as a means of protection from predators or to provide a competitive feeding advantage whereby items unearthed by the Corydoras school, and possibly their eggs, are consumed. This species is rarely-seen in the aquarium trade and only tends to be encountered as a contaminant among shipments of other species.