Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Callichthys; Species: asper; Original reference

Current accepted name :		No
Status details:		homonym, original combination
Status ref. :		Sabaj, M.H. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2003
Comment :		In Gray. Not of Quoy & Gaimard.
Etymology of Generic name :		Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Etymology of specific name :
Status in Catalogue of Life:		Ambiguous synonym
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life (ambiguous synonym) | ZooBank Record | WoRMS | References using this synonym

Entered by : Torres, Armi G. - 1999-09-27

Modified by :Capuli, Estelita Emily - 2007-05-08

Checked by : Sabaj Pérez, Mark Henry - 2001-02-23