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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 53mm, most commonly 45mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 58 "species" in 20 genera in the database
Keepers 58 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 4 "species" ( 6%) are being bred.
Distribution South America

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Hop to next section Subfamilies in Callichthyidae (by species)
2.Corydoradinae1403 species(2419%)
2.Callichthyinae6 species(10%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Hoplisoma211 species(12 keepers)
2.Brochis (sub-clade 3)103 species(8 keepers)
3.Brochis10 species(2 keepers)
4.Scleromystax17 species(2 keepers)
5.Aspidoras31 species(2 keepers)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Osteogaster aeneaOsteogaster aenea
(8.47%)
2.
Hoplisoma paleatumHoplisoma paleatum
(7.63%)
3.
Hoplisoma pandaHoplisoma panda
(6.78%)
4.
Hoplisoma juliiHoplisoma julii
(4.24%)
5.
Gastrodermus pygmaeusGastrodermus pygmaeus
(4.24%)
6.
Hoplisoma trilineatumHoplisoma trilineatum
(2.54%)
7.
Hoplisoma simileHoplisoma simile
(2.54%)
8.
Hoplisoma schwartziHoplisoma schwartzi
(2.54%)
9.
Hoplisoma habrosumHoplisoma habrosum
(2.54%)
10.
Hoplisoma adolfoiHoplisoma adolfoi
(2.54%)
11.
Scleromystax barbatusScleromystax barbatus
(1.69%)
12.
Osteogaster venezuelanusOsteogaster venezuelanus
(1.69%)
13.
Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)
(1.69%)
14.
Osteogaster schultzeiOsteogaster schultzei
(1.69%)
15.
Megalechis thoracataMegalechis thoracata
(1.69%)
16.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw028)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw028)
(1.69%)
17.
Hoplisoma metaeHoplisoma metae
(1.69%)
18.
Hoplisoma loretoenseHoplisoma loretoense
(1.69%)
19.
Hoplisoma leucomelasHoplisoma leucomelas
(1.69%)
20.
Hoplisoma grantiHoplisoma granti
(1.69%)
21.
Hoplisoma gosseiHoplisoma gossei
(1.69%)
22.
Hoplisoma concolorHoplisoma concolor
(1.69%)
23.
Gastrodermus sp. (C123)Gastrodermus sp. (C123)
(1.69%)
24.
Gastrodermus hastatusGastrodermus hastatus
(1.69%)
25.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) robineaeBrochis (sub-clade 3) robineae
(1.69%)
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.
Gastrodermus pygmaeusGastrodermus pygmaeus
(i:18, k:5, b:1)
5.
Hoplisoma juliiHoplisoma julii
(i:6, k:5, b:0)
6.
Hoplisoma adolfoiHoplisoma adolfoi
(i:12, k:3, b:0)
7.
Hoplisoma habrosumHoplisoma habrosum
(i:12, k:3, b:0)
8.
Hoplisoma schwartziHoplisoma schwartzi
(i:15, k:3, b:0)
9.
Hoplisoma simileHoplisoma simile
(i:14, k:3, b:0)
10.
Hoplisoma trilineatumHoplisoma trilineatum
(i:24, k:3, b:0)
11.
Brochis splendensBrochis splendens
(i:27, k:2, b:0)
12.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) ambiacusBrochis (sub-clade 3) ambiacus
(i:20, k:2, b:0)
13.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) arcuataBrochis (sub-clade 3) arcuata
(i:7, k:2, b:0)
14.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) robineaeBrochis (sub-clade 3) robineae
(i:15, k:2, b:0)
15.
Gastrodermus hastatusGastrodermus hastatus
(i:10, k:2, b:0)
16.
Gastrodermus sp. (C123)Gastrodermus sp. (C123)
(i:10, k:2, b:1)
17.
Hoplisoma concolorHoplisoma concolor
(i:18, k:2, b:0)
18.
Hoplisoma gosseiHoplisoma gossei
(i:12, k:2, b:0)
19.
Hoplisoma grantiHoplisoma granti
(i:19, k:2, b:0)
20.
Hoplisoma leucomelasHoplisoma leucomelas
(i:14, k:2, b:0)
21.
Hoplisoma loretoenseHoplisoma loretoense
(i:13, k:2, b:0)
22.
Hoplisoma metaeHoplisoma metae
(i:16, k:2, b:0)
23.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw028)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw028)
(i:19, k:2, b:0)
24.
Megalechis thoracataMegalechis thoracata
(i:27, k:2, b:0)
25.
Osteogaster schultzeiOsteogaster schultzei
(i:25, k:2, b:0)
26.
Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)
(i:15, k:2, b:0)
27.
Osteogaster venezuelanusOsteogaster venezuelanus
(i:25, k:2, b:0)
28.
Scleromystax barbatusScleromystax barbatus
(i:21, k:2, b:0)
29.
Aspidoras sp. (C035)Aspidoras sp. (C035)
(i:5, k:1, b:0)
30.
Aspidoras sp. (Cw052)Aspidoras sp. (Cw052)
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
31.
Brochis (sub-clade 2) reticulataBrochis (sub-clade 2) reticulata
(i:12, k:1, b:0)
32.
Brochis (sub-clade 2) sodalisBrochis (sub-clade 2) sodalis
(i:14, k:1, b:0)
33.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) agassiziiBrochis (sub-clade 3) agassizii
(i:13, k:1, b:0)
34.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) condiscipulusBrochis (sub-clade 3) condiscipulus
(i:7, k:1, b:0)
35.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) delphaxBrochis (sub-clade 3) delphax
(i:9, k:1, b:0)
36.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) haraldschultziBrochis (sub-clade 3) haraldschultzi
(i:13, k:1, b:0)
37.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) ornataBrochis (sub-clade 3) ornata
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
38.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) pulchraBrochis (sub-clade 3) pulchra
(i:11, k:1, b:0)
39.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (C122)Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (C122)
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
40.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (Cw058)Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (Cw058)
(i:4, k:1, b:0)
41.
Corydoras sp. (Cw012)Corydoras sp. (Cw012)
(i:6, k:1, b:0)
42.
Corydoras vittatusCorydoras vittatus
(i:11, k:1, b:0)
43.
Dianema longibarbisDianema longibarbis
(i:13, k:1, b:0)
44.
Gastrodermus napoensisGastrodermus napoensis
(i:11, k:1, b:0)
45.
Hoplisoma atropersonatumHoplisoma atropersonatum
(i:10, k:1, b:0)
46.
Hoplisoma boesemaniHoplisoma boesemani
(i:16, k:1, b:0)
47.
Hoplisoma diphyesHoplisoma diphyes
(i:9, k:1, b:0)
48.
Hoplisoma duplicareumHoplisoma duplicareum
(i:12, k:1, b:0)
49.
Hoplisoma ehrhardtiHoplisoma ehrhardti
(i:4, k:1, b:0)
50.
Hoplisoma eversiHoplisoma eversi
(i:8, k:1, b:0)
51.
Hoplisoma loxozonumHoplisoma loxozonum
(i:11, k:1, b:0)
52.
Hoplisoma melanistiumHoplisoma melanistium
(i:6, k:1, b:0)
53.
Hoplisoma oiapoquenseHoplisoma oiapoquense
(i:11, k:1, b:0)
54.
Hoplisoma ortegaiHoplisoma ortegai
(i:3, 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.
Megalechis pictaMegalechis picta
(i:17, k:1, b:0)
58.
Osteogaster equesOsteogaster eques
(i:21, k:1, b:0)