Animalia > Chordata > Siluriformes > Callichthyidae

Callichthyidae (callichthyid armored catfishes, mailed catfishes, and plated catfishes) with Relationships

Wikipedia Abstract

Callichthyidae is a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes), called armored catfishes due to the two rows of bony plates (or scutes) running down the length of their bodies. This family contains some of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish, such as the species of Corydoras.
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Genus

Callichthys (1)
Corydoras (1)
Hoplosternum (hoplos) (1)
Megalechis (Catfish) (1)

(...) = Species count

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0