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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 20mm, largest 155mm, average 54mm, most commonly 49mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 60 "species" in 21 genera in the database
Keepers 60 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 5 "species" ( 8%) are being bred.
Distribution South America

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Hop to next section Subfamilies in Callichthyidae (by species)
2.Corydoradinae1487 species(2478%)
2.Callichthyinae6 species(10%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Hoplisoma210 species(11 keepers)
2.Brochis (sub-clade 3)102 species(8 keepers)
3.Osteogaster25 species(2 keepers)
4.Brochis11 species(2 keepers)
5.Scleromystax17 species(2 keepers)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Osteogaster aeneaOsteogaster aenea
(7.87%)
2.
Hoplisoma paleatumHoplisoma paleatum
(7.09%)
3.
Hoplisoma pandaHoplisoma panda
(6.3%)
4.
Hoplisoma sterbaiHoplisoma sterbai
(4.72%)
5.
Hoplisoma juliiHoplisoma julii
(3.94%)
6.
Gastrodermus pygmaeusGastrodermus pygmaeus
(3.94%)
7.
Hoplisoma trilineatumHoplisoma trilineatum
(2.36%)
8.
Hoplisoma simileHoplisoma simile
(2.36%)
9.
Hoplisoma schwartziHoplisoma schwartzi
(2.36%)
10.
Hoplisoma habrosumHoplisoma habrosum
(2.36%)
11.
Hoplisoma adolfoiHoplisoma adolfoi
(2.36%)
12.
Scleromystax barbatusScleromystax barbatus
(1.57%)
13.
Osteogaster venezuelanusOsteogaster venezuelanus
(1.57%)
14.
Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)
(1.57%)
15.
Megalechis thoracataMegalechis thoracata
(1.57%)
16.
Hoplisoma weitzmaniHoplisoma weitzmani
(1.57%)
17.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw028)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw028)
(1.57%)
18.
Hoplisoma metaeHoplisoma metae
(1.57%)
19.
Hoplisoma loretoenseHoplisoma loretoense
(1.57%)
20.
Hoplisoma grantiHoplisoma granti
(1.57%)
21.
Hoplisoma gosseiHoplisoma gossei
(1.57%)
22.
Hoplisoma concolorHoplisoma concolor
(1.57%)
23.
Hoplisoma brevirostreHoplisoma brevirostre
(1.57%)
24.
Gastrodermus sp. (C123)Gastrodermus sp. (C123)
(1.57%)
25.
Gastrodermus hastatusGastrodermus hastatus
(1.57%)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred)
1.
Osteogaster aeneaOsteogaster aenea
(i:31, k:10, b:1)
2.
Hoplisoma paleatumHoplisoma paleatum
(i:23, k:9, b:1)
3.
Hoplisoma pandaHoplisoma panda
(i:20, k:8, b:0)
4.
Hoplisoma sterbaiHoplisoma sterbai
(i:20, k:6, b:1)
5.
Gastrodermus pygmaeusGastrodermus pygmaeus
(i:18, k:5, b:1)
6.
Hoplisoma juliiHoplisoma julii
(i:6, k:5, b:0)
7.
Hoplisoma adolfoiHoplisoma adolfoi
(i:12, k:3, b:0)
8.
Hoplisoma habrosumHoplisoma habrosum
(i:12, k:3, b:0)
9.
Hoplisoma schwartziHoplisoma schwartzi
(i:15, k:3, b:0)
10.
Hoplisoma simileHoplisoma simile
(i:14, k:3, b:0)
11.
Hoplisoma trilineatumHoplisoma trilineatum
(i:24, k:3, b:0)
12.
Brochis splendensBrochis splendens
(i:27, k:2, b:0)
13.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) ambiacusBrochis (sub-clade 3) ambiacus
(i:20, k:2, b:0)
14.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) arcuataBrochis (sub-clade 3) arcuata
(i:7, k:2, b:0)
15.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) robineaeBrochis (sub-clade 3) robineae
(i:15, k:2, b:0)
16.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) virginiaeBrochis (sub-clade 3) virginiae
(i:14, k:2, b:0)
17.
Corydoras septentrionalisCorydoras septentrionalis
(i:16, k:2, b:0)
18.
Gastrodermus hastatusGastrodermus hastatus
(i:10, k:2, b:0)
19.
Gastrodermus sp. (C123)Gastrodermus sp. (C123)
(i:7, k:2, b:1)
20.
Hoplisoma brevirostreHoplisoma brevirostre
(i:14, k:2, b:0)
21.
Hoplisoma concolorHoplisoma concolor
(i:18, k:2, b:0)
22.
Hoplisoma gosseiHoplisoma gossei
(i:12, k:2, b:0)
23.
Hoplisoma grantiHoplisoma granti
(i:19, k:2, b:0)
24.
Hoplisoma loretoenseHoplisoma loretoense
(i:13, k:2, b:0)
25.
Hoplisoma metaeHoplisoma metae
(i:16, k:2, b:0)
26.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw028)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw028)
(i:19, k:2, b:0)
27.
Hoplisoma weitzmaniHoplisoma weitzmani
(i:22, k:2, b:0)
28.
Megalechis thoracataMegalechis thoracata
(i:27, k:2, b:0)
29.
Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)
(i:15, k:2, b:0)
30.
Osteogaster venezuelanusOsteogaster venezuelanus
(i:25, k:2, b:0)
31.
Scleromystax barbatusScleromystax barbatus
(i:21, k:2, b:0)
32.
Aspidoras sp. (C035)Aspidoras sp. (C035)
(i:5, k:1, b:0)
33.
Aspidoras sp. (Cw052)Aspidoras sp. (Cw052)
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
34.
Brochis (sub-clade 2) reticulataBrochis (sub-clade 2) reticulata
(i:12, k:1, b:0)
35.
Brochis (sub-clade 2) sodalisBrochis (sub-clade 2) sodalis
(i:14, k:1, b:0)
36.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) agassiziiBrochis (sub-clade 3) agassizii
(i:13, k:1, b:0)
37.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) condiscipulusBrochis (sub-clade 3) condiscipulus
(i:7, k:1, b:0)
38.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) delphaxBrochis (sub-clade 3) delphax
(i:9, k:1, b:0)
39.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) haraldschultziBrochis (sub-clade 3) haraldschultzi
(i:13, k:1, b:0)
40.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) ornatusBrochis (sub-clade 3) ornatus
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
41.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) pulchraBrochis (sub-clade 3) pulchra
(i:11, k:1, b:0)
42.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (C122)Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (C122)
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
43.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (Cw058)Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (Cw058)
(i:4, k:1, b:0)
44.
Corydoras sp. (Cw012)Corydoras sp. (Cw012)
(i:6, k:1, b:0)
45.
Dianema longibarbisDianema longibarbis
(i:13, k:1, b:0)
46.
Gastrodermus napoensisGastrodermus napoensis
(i:11, k:1, b:0)
47.
Hoplisoma atropersonatumHoplisoma atropersonatum
(i:10, k:1, b:0)
48.
Hoplisoma boesemaniHoplisoma boesemani
(i:16, k:1, b:0)
49.
Hoplisoma diphyesHoplisoma diphyes
(i:9, k:1, b:0)
50.
Hoplisoma duplicareumHoplisoma duplicareum
(i:12, k:1, b:0)
51.
Hoplisoma ehrhardtiHoplisoma ehrhardti
(i:4, k:1, b:0)
52.
Hoplisoma melanistiumHoplisoma melanistium
(i:6, k:1, b:0)
53.
Hoplisoma meliniHoplisoma melini
(i:11, k:1, b:0)
54.
Hoplisoma oiapoquenseHoplisoma oiapoquense
(i:11, k:1, b:0)
55.
Hoplisoma reynoldsiHoplisoma reynoldsi
(i:13, k:1, b:0)
56.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw051)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw051)
(i:12, k:1, b:0)
57.
Hoplisoma xinguenseHoplisoma xinguense
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
58.
Megalechis pictaMegalechis picta
(i:17, k:1, b:0)
59.
Osteogaster equesOsteogaster eques
(i:21, k:1, b:0)
60.
Osteogaster rabautiOsteogaster rabauti
(i:9, k:1, b:0)