Callichthyidae
Also known as: Armored catfish, Callichthyid Armored Catfishes, Cascarudos y corydoras, Kiryskowate, Pansermaller, Panzerwelse, Schwielenwelse, armored catfishes
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Siluriformes |
| Family | Callichthyidae |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER |
| Genera | 9 |
| Species records held | 232 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 298 |
| GBIF key | 8975 |
Genera in Callichthyidae
- Corydoras — 180 species: Corydoras acrensis, Corydoras acutus, Corydoras adolfoi, Corydoras aeneus, Corydoras agassizii, Corydoras albolineatus, Corydoras amandajanea, Corydoras amapaensis
- Aspidoras — 25 species: Aspidoras albater, Aspidoras azaghal, Aspidoras belenos, Aspidoras brunneus, Aspidoras carvalhoi, Aspidoras depinnai, Aspidoras eurycephalus, Aspidoras fuscoguttatus
- Callichthys — 7 species: Callichthys callichthys, Callichthys cataphractus, Callichthys fabricioi, Callichthys oibaensis, Callichthys punctatus, Callichthys serralabium, Callichthys thoracatus
- Lepthoplosternum — 6 species: Lepthoplosternum altamazonicum, Lepthoplosternum beni, Lepthoplosternum pectorale, Lepthoplosternum stellatum, Lepthoplosternum tordilho, Lepthoplosternum ucamara
- Scleromystax — 5 species: Scleromystax barbatus, Scleromystax macropterus, Scleromystax prionotos, Scleromystax reisi, Scleromystax salmacis
- Hoplosternum — 4 species: Hoplosternum dukei, Hoplosternum littorale, Hoplosternum magdalenae, Hoplosternum punctatum
- Dianema — 2 species: Dianema longibarbis, Dianema urostriatum
- Megalechis — 2 species: Megalechis picta, Megalechis thoracata
- Brochis — 1 species: Brochis multiradiatus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.