Callichthyidae is a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes), called armored catfishes due to the two rows of bony plates (or scutes) along the lengths of their bodies. It contains some of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish, such as many species in the genus Corydoras.
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👉 Callichthyidae in the context of Bronze corydoras
The bronze corydoras (Osteogaster aenea), also known as the green corydoras, bronze catfish, lightspot corydoras or wavy catfish, is a species of freshwater fish in the armored catfish family, Callichthyidae, often kept as an aquarium fish. It is widely distributed in South America on the eastern side of the Andes, from Colombia and Trinidad to the Río de la Plata basin; however, as presently defined it is a species complex and a taxonomic review is necessary. It was originally described as Hoplosoma aeneum (based on a specimen from Trinidad) by Theodore Gill in 1858 and has historically also been referred to as Corydoras aeneus.
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- ⭐ Core Definition: Callichthyidae
- 👉 Callichthyidae in the context of Bronze corydoras
- Callichthyidae in the context of Armoured catfish
- Callichthyidae in the context of Corydoras
- Callichthyidae in the context of Callichthys
- Callichthyidae in the context of Hoplosternum
- Callichthyidae in the context of Callichthys callichthys
- Callichthyidae in the context of Corydoras paleatus
Callichthyidae in the context of Armoured catfish
Armoured catfish may refer to:
- Family Loricariidae: The armoured suckermouth catfish, also known as suckermouth catfish, armoured catfish or simply 'plecs' or 'plecos'
- Family Callichthyidae: armoured catfish, includes the genera
- Corydoras, sometimes referred to as armoured catfish
- Callichthys, known as the armoured catfish
- Hoplosternum, known as the brown hoplo, cascadura or armoured catfish and in Guyana it's called Hassa.
- Callichthys callichthys, a species popular in the aquarium trade, common name 'armoured catfish'
- The thorny catfishes, Doradidae, are also sometimes referred to as armoured catfish
Callichthyidae in the context of Corydoras
Corydoras is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys. The species usually have more restricted areas of endemism than other callichthyids, but the area of distribution of the entire genus almost equals the area of distribution of the family, except for Panama where Corydoras is not present. Corydoras species are distributed in South America where they can be found from the east of the Andes to the Atlantic coast, from Trinidad to the Río de la Plata drainage in northern Argentina.
Species assigned to Corydoras display a broad diversity of body shapes and coloration. Corydoras are small fish, ranging from 2.5 to 12 cm (1.0 to 4.7 in) in SL, and are protected from predators by their body armor and by their sharp, typically venomous spines.
View the full Wikipedia page for CorydorasCallichthyidae in the context of Callichthys
Callichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae and the subfamily Callichthyinae, the armored catfishes. The genus Callichthys is distributed in most freshwater drainages of South America.
View the full Wikipedia page for CallichthysCallichthyidae in the context of Hoplosternum
Hoplosternum is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae and the subfamily Callichthyinae, the armoured catfishes. The genus Holplosternum is found in southern Central America and South America.
A fossil catfish has been identified as Hoplosternum sp. from the middle Miocene in the La Venta formation, Magdalena River basin, Colombia.
View the full Wikipedia page for HoplosternumCallichthyidae in the context of Callichthys callichthys
Callichthys callichthys, the cascarudo, armored catfish, bubblenest catfish, hassar, or mailed catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Callichthyinae of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes.
View the full Wikipedia page for Callichthys callichthysCallichthyidae in the context of Corydoras paleatus
Hoplisoma paleatum, the blue leopard corydoras, mottled corydoras or peppered catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This catfish is found in southeastern South America.
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