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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 33mm, largest 124mm, average 60mm, most commonly 50mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 12 "species" in 12 genera in the database
Keepers 12 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Hop to next section Subfamilies in Callichthyidae (by species)
2.Corydoradinae821 species(6842%)
2.Callichthyinae4 species(33%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Corydoras(ln8sc1) 10 species(2 keepers)
2.Megalechis 2 species(2 keepers)
3.Corydoras(ln9) 168 species(1 keepers)
4.Corydoras(ln8sc4) 103 species(1 keepers)
5.Aspidoras 30 species(1 keepers)
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Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Corydoras (lineage 9) similisCorydoras (lineage 9) similis
(16.67%)
2.
Megalechis thoracataMegalechis thoracata
(11.11%)
3.
Corydoras (lineage 9) weitzmaniCorydoras (lineage 9) weitzmani
(11.11%)
4.
Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) robineaeCorydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) robineae
(11.11%)
5.
Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 1) splendensCorydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 1) splendens
(11.11%)
6.
Dianema longibarbisDianema longibarbis
(5.56%)
7.
Corydoras (lineage 9) meliniCorydoras (lineage 9) melini
(5.56%)
8.
Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) ornatusCorydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) ornatus
(5.56%)
9.
Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 3) reticulatusCorydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 3) reticulatus
(5.56%)
10.
Corydoras (lineage 6) ortegaiCorydoras (lineage 6) ortegai
(5.56%)
11.
Corydoras (lineage 5) napoensisCorydoras (lineage 5) napoensis
(5.56%)
12.
Aspidoras sp. (C035)Aspidoras sp. (C035)
(5.56%)
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(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred)
1.
Corydoras (lineage 9) similisCorydoras (lineage 9) similis
(i:12, k:3, b:0)
2.
Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 1) splendensCorydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 1) splendens
(i:27, k:2, b:0)
3.
Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) robineaeCorydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) robineae
(i:15, k:2, b:0)
4.
Corydoras (lineage 9) weitzmaniCorydoras (lineage 9) weitzmani
(i:22, k:2, b:0)
5.
Megalechis thoracataMegalechis thoracata
(i:27, k:2, b:0)
6.
Aspidoras sp. (C035)Aspidoras sp. (C035)
(i:5, k:1, b:0)
7.
Corydoras (lineage 5) napoensisCorydoras (lineage 5) napoensis
(i:11, k:1, b:0)
8.
Corydoras (lineage 6) ortegaiCorydoras (lineage 6) ortegai
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
9.
Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 3) reticulatusCorydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 3) reticulatus
(i:12, k:1, b:0)
10.
Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) ornatusCorydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) ornatus
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
11.
Corydoras (lineage 9) meliniCorydoras (lineage 9) melini
(i:11, k:1, b:0)
12.
Dianema longibarbisDianema longibarbis
(i:13, k:1, b:0)