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Family: Callichthyidae Callichthyid armored catfishes
Subfamily: Callichthyinae


(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Callichthys callichthys
[Cascarudo]

Photo by Romàn-Valencia, C.

South America
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
Callichthys fabricioi Román-Valencia, Lehmann A. & Muñoz, 1999

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Callichthys fabricioi
[Western catfish]
No picture found
 
Callichthys oibaensis
[Oibita catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
 
Callichthys serralabium
[Sawlipped catfish]

Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
Dianema longibarbis Cope, 1872

Photo by Photo by Landines, M.
 
Dianema longibarbis
[Porthole catfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Dianema urostriatum (Miranda Ribeiro, 1912)

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Dianema urostriatum
[Flagtail catfish]

Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 26.3 cm TL
Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828)

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Hoplosternum littorale
[Atipa]

Photo by Olaya-Nieto, C.W.

South America
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Hoplosternum magdalenae Eigenmann, 1913

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Hoplosternum magdalenae
[Striped hoplo]

Photo by JJPhoto

Central and South America
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
Hoplosternum punctatum Meek & Hildebrand, 1916

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Hoplosternum punctatum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Lepthoplosternum altamazonicum
[Ucayali catfish]

Photo by Habluetzel, P.

South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Lepthoplosternum beni Reis, 1997

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Lepthoplosternum beni
[Tambopata catfish]

Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
Lepthoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger, 1895)

Photo by Photo by Landines, M.
 
Lepthoplosternum pectorale
[Chaco catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Lepthoplosternum stellatum
[Igarapé catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Lepthoplosternum tordilho
[Lagoon catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Lepthoplosternum ucamara
[Ucamara catfish]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Megalechis picta (Müller & Troschel, 1849)

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Megalechis picta
[Spotted hoplo]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Megalechis thoracata (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Megalechis thoracata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Callichthys callichthys Cascarudo South America 21 TL 1758
Callichthys fabricioi Western catfish South America 12.5 SL 1999
Callichthys oibaensis Oibita catfish South America 2006
Callichthys serralabium Sawlipped catfish South America 15.8 SL 2004
Dianema longibarbis Porthole catfish South America 9.8 SL 1872
Dianema urostriatum Flagtail catfish South America 8.4 SL 1912
Hoplosternum littorale Atipa South America 26.3 TL 1828
Hoplosternum magdalenae Striped hoplo South America 11.5 SL 1913
Hoplosternum punctatum Central and South America 7.7 SL 1916
Lepthoplosternum altamazonicum Ucayali catfish South America 5 SL 1997
Lepthoplosternum beni Tambopata catfish South America 5 SL 1997
Lepthoplosternum pectorale Chaco catfish South America 6.0 SL 1895
Lepthoplosternum stellatum Igarapé catfish South America 4.6 SL 2005
Lepthoplosternum tordilho Lagoon catfish South America 4.6 SL 1997
Lepthoplosternum ucamara Ucamara catfish South America 4.6 SL 2005
Megalechis picta Spotted hoplo South America 17 SL 1849
Megalechis thoracata South America 15.5 SL 1840



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