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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 49mm, most commonly 50mm. All SL.
Species There are 26 "species" in 14 genera in the database
Keepers 4 species (15%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 4 "species" (15%) are being bred.
Distribution South America

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Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Osteogaster25 species(10 keepers)
2.Hoplisoma211 species(9 keepers)
3.Gastrodermus41 species(7 keepers)
4.Aspidoras31 species(0 keepers)
5.Corydoras90 species(0 keepers)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Osteogaster aeneaOsteogaster aenea
(38.46%)
2.
Hoplisoma paleatumHoplisoma paleatum
(34.62%)
3.
Gastrodermus pygmaeusGastrodermus pygmaeus
(19.23%)
4.
Gastrodermus sp. (C123)Gastrodermus sp. (C123)
(7.69%)
Hop to next section Most Bred Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Kept)
1.
Hoplisoma sterbaiHoplisoma sterbai
(i:20, k:0, b:51)
2.
Hoplisoma weitzmaniHoplisoma weitzmani
(i:22, k:0, b:17)
3.
Aspidoras raimundiAspidoras raimundi
(i:16, k:0, b:14)
4.
Hoplisoma meliniHoplisoma melini
(i:11, k:0, b:5)
5.
Corydoras fowleriCorydoras fowleri
(i:9, k:0, b:3)
6.
Hoplisoma nattereriHoplisoma nattereri
(i:9, k:0, b:3)
7.
Osteogaster rabautiOsteogaster rabauti
(i:9, k:0, b:3)
8.
Corydoras semiaquilusCorydoras semiaquilus
(i:15, k:0, b:2)
9.
Hoplisoma burgessiHoplisoma burgessi
(i:7, k:0, b:2)
10.
Hoplisoma cochuiHoplisoma cochui
(i:10, k:0, b:2)
11.
Osteogaster zygataOsteogaster zygata
(i:14, k:0, b:2)
12.
Corydoras acutusCorydoras acutus
(i:5, k:0, b:1)
13.
Corydoras cervinusCorydoras cervinus
(i:5, k:0, b:1)
14.
Corydoras geoffroyCorydoras geoffroy
(i:4, k:0, b:1)
15.
Corydoras narcissusCorydoras narcissus
(i:9, k:0, b:1)
16.
Gastrodermus pygmaeusGastrodermus pygmaeus
(i:18, k:5, b:1)
17.
Gastrodermus sp. (C123)Gastrodermus sp. (C123)
(i:10, k:2, b:1)
18.
Hoplisoma acrenseHoplisoma acrense
(i:1, k:0, b:1)
19.
Hoplisoma albolineatumHoplisoma albolineatum
(i:3, k:0, b:1)
20.
Hoplisoma brevirostreHoplisoma brevirostre
(i:14, k:0, b:1)
21.
Hoplisoma griseumHoplisoma griseum
(i:7, k:0, b:1)
22.
Hoplisoma paleatumHoplisoma paleatum
(i:23, k:9, b:1)
23.
Hoplisoma polystictumHoplisoma polystictum
(i:11, k:0, b:1)
24.
Hoplisoma sipaliwiniHoplisoma sipaliwini
(i:9, k:0, b:1)
25.
Osteogaster aeneaOsteogaster aenea
(i:31, k:10, b:1)
26.
Scleromystax prionotosScleromystax prionotos
(i:20, k:0, b:1)