Close-up of pectoral fin ray
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| Scientific Name | Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Names | Broad-tailed Bubblenest Catfish Cascarudo/armoured Catfish, Langstrakt Pansermalle (Denmark), Schwielenwels (Germany), Tamuatá (Brazil) |
| Type Locality | American rivers. |
| Synonym(s) | Calichthys callichthys, Callichthys affinis, Callichthys arcifer, Callichthys asper, Callichthys caelatus, Callichthys callichthys, Callichthys callichthys bolteni, Callichthys callichthys demararae, Callichthys depressus, Callichthys hemifractus, Callichthys hemiphractus, Callichthys kneri, Callichthys laeviceps, Callichthys loricatus, Callichthys tamoata, Cataphractus depressus, Silurus callichthys |
| Etymology | Callichthys: From the Greek kallos, meaning beautiful and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the colour pattern. Named after the genus Callichthys, which refers to the armour plates (Callum = hard skin; ichthys = fish) found in all members of this family. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 165mm or 6.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Males develop a thickened bright orange first ray in the pectoral fin, where females have a thin first ray. Also, mature males have a thick adipose-fat body on the ventral surface of the pectoral fin. Males develop a thickened bright orange first ray in the pectoral fin, where females have a thin first ray. Also, mature males have a thick adipose-fat body on the ventral surface of the pectoral fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Oyapock (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Temperature | 18.0-28.0°C or 64.4-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Bubble nest breeder. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 307. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 7 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up C. callichthys on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up C. callichthys on Fishbase |
 | Look up C. callichthys on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. callichthys on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.200.722 | |
| Last Update | Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:03 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |