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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.
Distribution South America
Common Names Cory, Armoured Catfish, Hoplo, Porthole Catfish
Size Smallest 21mm, largest 77mm, average 53mm, most commonly 65mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 15 "species" in 11 genera in the database
Keepers 5 species (33%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 5 "species" (33%) are being bred.
Hop to next section Subfamilies in Callichthyidae (by species)
2.Corydoradinae595 species(3967%)
2.Callichthyinae3 species(20%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Corydoras(ln7) 25 species(10 keepers)
2.Corydoras(ln6) 29 species(9 keepers)
3.Corydoras(ln9) 168 species(6 keepers)
4.Corydoras(ln4) 6 species(5 keepers)
5.Corydoras(ln5) 34 species(2 keepers)
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Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Corydoras (lineage 7) aeneusCorydoras (lineage 7) aeneus
(31.25%)
2.
Corydoras (lineage 6) paleatusCorydoras (lineage 6) paleatus
(28.13%)
3.
Corydoras (lineage 9) sterbaiCorydoras (lineage 9) sterbai
(18.75%)
4.
Corydoras (lineage 4) pygmaeusCorydoras (lineage 4) pygmaeus
(15.63%)
5.
Corydoras (lineage 5) sp. (C123)Corydoras (lineage 5) sp. (C123)
(6.25%)
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(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Kept)
1.
Corydoras (lineage 9) metaeCorydoras (lineage 9) metae
(i:16, k:0, b:12)
2.
Corydoras (lineage 5) napoensisCorydoras (lineage 5) napoensis
(i:11, k:0, b:7)
3.
Corydoras (lineage 7) cf. aeneusCorydoras (lineage 7) cf. aeneus
(i:4, k:0, b:2)
4.
Corydoras narcissusCorydoras narcissus
(i:9, k:0, b:1)
5.
Corydoras simulatusCorydoras simulatus
(i:13, k:0, b:1)
6.
Corydoras sp. (C127)Corydoras sp. (C127)
(i:11, k:0, b:1)
7.
Corydoras (lineage 4) pygmaeusCorydoras (lineage 4) pygmaeus
(i:18, k:5, b:1)
8.
Corydoras (lineage 5) pauciradiatusCorydoras (lineage 5) pauciradiatus
(i:15, k:0, b:1)
9.
Corydoras (lineage 5) sp. (C123)Corydoras (lineage 5) sp. (C123)
(i:7, k:2, b:1)
10.
Corydoras (lineage 6) paleatusCorydoras (lineage 6) paleatus
(i:23, k:9, b:1)
11.
Corydoras (lineage 7) aeneusCorydoras (lineage 7) aeneus
(i:31, k:10, b:1)
12.
Corydoras (lineage 7) hephaestusCorydoras (lineage 7) hephaestus
(i:10, k:0, b:1)
13.
Corydoras (lineage 9) sterbaiCorydoras (lineage 9) sterbai
(i:20, k:6, b:1)
14.
Hoplosternum punctatumHoplosternum punctatum
(i:13, k:0, b:1)
15.
Scleromystax lacerdaiScleromystax lacerdai
(i:7, k:0, b:1)