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Common member of the family Callichthyidae
 
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Pronounced Ka LIK Thi Day
Family Common Name Armoured Catfishes
Etymology Named after the genus Callichthys, which refers to the armour plates (Callum = hard skin; ichthys = fish) found in all members of this family.
Features Two rows of armoured plates along the flanks.
Common Names Cory, Armoured Catfish, Hoplo, Porthole Catfish
Size Smallest 21mm, largest 75mm, average 47mm, most commonly 49mm. All SL.
Species There are 15 "species" in 6 genera in the database
Keepers 5 species (33%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 5 "species" (33%) are being bred.
Distribution South America

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Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Hoplisoma210 species(15 keepers)
2.Osteogaster25 species(10 keepers)
3.Gastrodermus41 species(7 keepers)
4.Scleromystax17 species(0 keepers)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Osteogaster aeneaOsteogaster aenea
(31.25%)
2.
Hoplisoma paleatumHoplisoma paleatum
(28.13%)
3.
Hoplisoma sterbaiHoplisoma sterbai
(18.75%)
4.
Gastrodermus pygmaeusGastrodermus pygmaeus
(15.63%)
5.
Gastrodermus sp. (C123)Gastrodermus sp. (C123)
(6.25%)
Hop to next section Most Bred Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Kept)
1.
Osteogaster schultzeiOsteogaster schultzei
(i:25, k:0, b:22)
2.
Hoplisoma loxozonumHoplisoma loxozonum
(i:11, k:0, b:6)
3.
Hoplisoma nattereriHoplisoma nattereri
(i:9, k:0, b:3)
4.
Hoplisoma araguaiaenseHoplisoma araguaiaense
(i:4, k:0, b:2)
5.
Hoplisoma cochuiHoplisoma cochui
(i:10, k:0, b:2)
6.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw140)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw140)
(i:10, k:0, b:2)
7.
Gastrodermus pygmaeusGastrodermus pygmaeus
(i:18, k:5, b:1)
8.
Gastrodermus sp. (C123)Gastrodermus sp. (C123)
(i:7, k:2, b:1)
9.
Hoplisoma albolineatumHoplisoma albolineatum
(i:3, k:0, b:1)
10.
Hoplisoma breeiHoplisoma breei
(i:2, k:0, b:1)
11.
Hoplisoma paleatumHoplisoma paleatum
(i:23, k:9, b:1)
12.
Hoplisoma sterbaiHoplisoma sterbai
(i:20, k:6, b:1)
13.
Osteogaster aeneaOsteogaster aenea
(i:31, k:10, b:1)
14.
Osteogaster melanotaeniaOsteogaster melanotaenia
(i:10, k:0, b:1)
15.
Scleromystax prionotosScleromystax prionotos
(i:20, k:0, b:1)