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Hoplosternum (hoplos)

Synonyms: Cascadura; Cataphractops; Hoplostermum; Hyplosternum

Wikipedia Abstract

Hoplosternum is a small genus of freshwater catfish in the Callichthyinae subfamily of the armored catfish family. A fossil catfish has been identified as Hoplosternum sp. from the middle Miocene in the La Venta formation, Magdalena River basin, Colombia.
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Species

Hoplosternum dukei
Hoplosternum littorale (Hassar) (Attributes)
Hoplosternum magdalenae (Striped hoplo)
Hoplosternum punctatum (Corydoras catfish)

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