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Callichthys

Synonyms: Calichthys; Callichtys; Callicthys; Cataphractus; Cathaphractus

Wikipedia Abstract

Callichthys is a small genus of freshwater catfish in the Callichthyinae subfamily of the armored catfish family, and consists of 4 species from South America. The genus Callichthys is distributed in most freshwater drainages of South America.
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Species

Callichthys callichthys (Mailed catfish) (Attributes)
Callichthys fabricioi (Vulnerable)
Callichthys oibaensis
Callichthys punctatus
Callichthys serralabium
Callichthys thoracatus

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