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Callichthyidae

Callichthyidae The most popular and best known catfishes from the South American continent. Very peaceful and mostly undemanding.

Bodies covered with two rows of overlapping bony plates on each side; swim bladder encased in bone; mouth small and ventral; one or two pairs of well developed barbels present, and shorter processes usually on upper jaw and on lower jaw; dorsal and pectoral fins with strong spine; spine at anterior border of adipose fin. Family at present (2024) includes Corydoras (Lineage 1), Aspidoras (Lineage 2), Brochis (Lineage 8+), Scleromystax (Lineage 3), Gastrodermus (Lineage 5), Osteogaster (Lineage 7), Hoplisoma (Lineage 9), Callichthys, Hoplosternum, Lepthoplosternum, Megalechis and Dianema.To find out the meaning of the code number systems, i.e C and CW numbers click here.

COMMON NAMES
Scientific Names > Common Names > Synonyms > Image Contributors > Lineage

Acre Corydoras

Aeneus gold form

Adolfo's Corydoras

Agassiz's Corydoras

Albino Aspidoras

Albino Cory

Albino Peppered Corydoras

Amanda's Cory

Armoured Catfish

Asher Cory

Aspidoras "Black fin"

Baianinho Cory

Baianinho II

Baianinho III

Banded Corydoras

Bandit Corydoras

Bearded Cory

BigSpot Araguaiensis (Hoplisoma araguaiaense)

Black Cory

Black Phantom

Black Schultzei

Black-spot Catfish

Black-spot Corydoras

Black-top Corydoras

Black top 'Elegans'

Blue Corydoras

Brazil sharp nose

Bronze Cory

Bumblebee Cory

Burgess's Corydoras

Cascarudo

Cascudo

Clay Hoplo

C. elegans "Tibiti"

Corydoras 'Antonio'

Corydoras 'Arua'

Corydoras "Bonita"

Corydoras cf. acutus

Corydoras cf. brevirostris

Corydoras cf. burgessi

Corydoras cf. cervinus

Corydoras cf. eques

Corydoras cf. schwartzi 'Longnose'

Corydoras cf. sterbai

Corydoras cf. sychri (C097) (Brochis)

Concolor Cory

Corydoras 'Dida'

Corydoras 'Huanta'

Corydoras 'Kiko'

Corydoras 'Kristinae'

Corydoras 'Miguelito'

Corydoras 'Milegros'

Corydoras narcissus "spotted" .

Corydoras 'Nordestini'

Corydoras 'Olga'

Corydoras 'San Juan'

Corydoras sp. “Comte”

Corydoras sp. (gold laser)

Corydoras sp. (green laser)

Corydoras sp. aff. armatus (Hoplisoma sp. C096)

Corydoras sp. aff. melini (C084)

Corydoras sp. cf. grieus (C073)

Corydoras sp. cf. lamberti (C009)

Corydoras sp. cf. narcissus (CW006) (Brochis bethanae)

Corydoras sp. 'Cruzeiro' (CW078)

Corydoras sp. 'Deckeri'

Corydoras sp. "Heiko"

Corydoras sp. 'Peru black'

Corydoras sp. 'Peru bondi'

Corydoras sp. 'gold laser'

Corydoras sp. 'schultzei'

Corydoras sp. 'Missiones'

Corydoras sp. 'red stripe'

Corydoras sp. "Purus"

Corydoras sp. 'White fin'

Corydoras sp. 'White spine'

Corydoras sp. ‘Yellow Cat’

Corydoras" LUIZA" (C. caramater)

Corydoras 'Teniente' (Osteogaster maclurei)

Corydoras 'Vitoria'

Corydoras "zangama"

C001 (Brochis incolicana)

C002 (Hoplisoma parallelum)

C003

C004 (Brochis virginiae)

C005 (Brochis pantanalensis)

C006

C007 (Hoplisoma gryphus)

C008

C009

C010

C011 (Gastrodermus mamore)

C012 (Hoplisoma cruziense)

C013

C014

C015 (Scleromystax lacardai)

C016

C017

C018

C019

C020 (Hoplisoma granti)

C021

C022 (Hoplisoma benattii)

C023

C024

C025 (Brochis pinheiroi)

C026

C027 (Brochis seussi)

C028

C029

C030

C031 (Hoplisoma bondi)

C032

C033

C035 (Aspidoras albater)

C036 (Aspidoras fuscoguttatus)

C037 (Aspidoras poecilus)

C038

C039 (Brochis imitator)

C040

C041

C042

C043

C044

C045 (Hoplisoma araguaiaense)

C046 (Hoplisoma kanei)

C048

C049

C050 (Brochis isbrueckeri)

C052 (same as CW072)

C053 (Corydoras iiap)

C054

C055 (Hoplisoma xinguense)

C056 (Hoplisoma albolineatum)

C057

C058 (Brochis noelkempffi)

C059 (Hoplisoma multimaculatum)

C060 (Hoplisoma osteocarum)

C061

C062

C063

C064

C065 (Hoplisoma eversi)

C066

C067

C068

C069 (Corydoras maculifer)

C070

C071

C072

C073

C074

C075

C076

C077

C078

C079 (Hoplisoma loxozonum)

C080 (C010)

C082 (Hoplisoma loxozonum)

C083 (Hoplisoma loxozonum)

C084

C085

C086

C087

C088

C089

C090

C091

C092

C093 (C089)

C094

C095

C096 (CW081)

C097

C098

C099

C100

C101

C102

C103

C104 (Hoplisoma xinguense)

C105 (Hoplisoma xinguense)

C106 (Hoplisoma xinguense)

C107 (Hoplisoma xinguense)

C108 (Hoplisoma xinguense)

C109

C110

C111

C112

C113 (CW038)

C114

C115 (Corydoras fulleri)

C116 (Corydoras fulleri)

C117

C118 (Aspidoras fuscoguttatus)

C119 (Aspidoras fuscoguttatus)

C120

C121

C122

C123 (Gastrodermus elegans)

C124

C125 (Aspidoras raimundi)

C126

C127

C128

C129

C130

C131

C132

C133

C134

C135

C136

C137

C138

C139

C140 (Brochis imitator)

C141

C142

C143

C144

C145

C146

C150

C151

C152

C153

C154

C155

C156

C158 (Aspidoras poecilis)

CW001 (same as CW046)

CW002

CW003 (Hoplisoma longipinnie)

CW004 (Hoplisoma noxium)

CW005

CW006 (Brochis bethanae)

CW007

CW008 (Gastrodermus elegans)

CW009

CW010

CW011

CW012

CW013

CW014

CW015 (same as CW047)

CW016 (Osteogaster maclurei)

CW017

CW018 (Gastrodermus napoensis)

CW019

CW020

CW021

CW022 (Gastrodermus undulatus)

CW023

CW024 (Hoplisoma gryphus)

CW025 (Brochis ephippifer)

CW026

CW027

CW028

CW029 (Gastrodermus elegans)

CW030

CW031 (Hoplisoma ortegai)

CW032

CW033 (Gastrodermus undulatus)

CW034

CW035 (Brochis tiaosh)

CW036 (Brochis arcuata)

CW037

CW038 (C113)

CW039

CW040

CW041

CW042

CW043 (Osteogaster eques)

CW044 (Gastrodermus elegans)

CW045 (Hoplisoma colossus)

CW046 (same as CW001)

CW047 (same as CW015)

CW048

CW049

CW050

CW051

CW052 (hybrid)

CW053

CW054

CW055

CW056 (Gastrodermus undulatus)

CW057

CW058 (Brochis orphnopterus)

CW059

CW060 (Hoplisoma trilineatum)

CW061

CW062

CW064 (Gastrodermus elegans)

CW065

CW067 (Scleromystax lacardai)

CW068 (now Osteogaster oharai)

CW069

CW071

CW072 (same as C052)

CW073

CW074

CW075

CW078

CW079

CW080

CW081 same as (C096)

CW082

CW083 (Corydoras caramater)

CW084

CW085 (Gastrodermus undulatus)

CW086

CW087 (Gastrodermus undulatus)

CW088 (Hoplisoma melini)

CW089

CW090

CW091 (Hoplisoma melini)

CW092 (Scleromystax lacardai)

CW093

CW095 (Gastrodermus elegans)

CW096 (Gastrodermus undulatus)

CW097

CW098 same as (CW129)

CW099 same as (CW130)

CW100 (Gastrodermus bilineatus)

CW101

CW102

CW104

CW105

CW106

CW107 (Hoplisoma melini)

CW108

CW109

CW110 (Gastrodermus bilineatus)

CW111

CW112

CW114 (Hoplisoma sipaliwini)

CW115 (same as (C090)

CW116 (same as (CW117)

CW117 (same as (CW116)

CW118

CW119 (Aspidoras raimundi)

CW120

CW121 (Corydoras amapaensis)

CW122

CW123 (Gastrodermus bilineatus)

CW124

CW125 (Hoplisoma loxozonum)

CW126

CW127

CW128

CW129 same as (CW098)

CW130 same as (CW099)

CW131 (Gastrodermus bilineatus)

CW132

CW133

CW134

CW135

CW136

CW137

CW138

CW139

CW140

CW141 (Aspidoras aldebaran)

CW142

CW143

CW144 (Gastrodermus bilineatus)

CW145 (Hoplisoma acrense)

CW146 (Hoplisoma thanatus)

CW147

CW148

CW149

CW150

CW151

CW152

CW153

CW154 (Hoplisoma rikbaktsa)

CW155 (Hoplisoma noxium)

CW156 (Hoplisoma noxium)

CW157

CW158 (Hoplisoma burgessi)

CW159

CW160 (Hoplisoma tenebrosum)

CW161

CW162

CW163

CW164

CW165

CW166

CW167 (Hoplisoma noxium)

CW168 (Hoplisoma tenebrosum)

CW169

CW170

CW171

CW172 (Hoplisoma psamathos)

CW173 (Hoplisom hypnos)

CW174

CW175

CW176

CW177 (Brochis robusta)

CW178

CW179

CW180

CW181

CW182

CW183

CW184

CW185

CW186

CW191

CW192

CW193

CW195

CW196

CW197

CW198

CW199 (same as CW205)

CW200

CW201

CW202

CW205 (same as CW199)

CW208

CW209

CW210

CW211

CW212

CW213

CW216

CW217

Curito

Dainty Corydoras

Diamond Cory

Dwarf 'Barbatus'

Dwarf Corydoras

Dwarf Hoplo

Elegant Corydoras

Emerald Catfish

Fairy Corydoras

False Adolfoi Catfish

False Blotch Tail Cory

False Corydoras

False macropterus

False nattereri

False network catfish

False robustus

Flagtail Catfish

Flag-tailed Cory

Fireball Cory

Fossil Cory

Giant Brochis

Gold Aspidoras

Gold Laser

Gold shoulder Cory

Green-Gold Corydoras

Green laser

Grey Corydoras

Guapore Cory

Guarana 3

Guarana Cory

High-fin Corydoras

Hog-Nosed Brochis

Honey Corydoras

Hoplisoma sp. "Ancestor"

Hoplisoma sp. "Ancestor 11"

Hoplisoma sp. "Ancestor 111"

Horseman Cory

Huallaga Cory

Imitator Cory

Leopard Corydoras

Long fin Cory

Longnose habrosus

Long nose reynoldsi

Long nosed evelynae

Long-nosed oiapoquensis

Longsnout Corydoras

Loreto Cory

Loreto panda

Mazaruni Cory

Mega metae

Mosaic Corydoras

Narcissus Cory

Narcisso Cory (Brochis bethanae)

Ornate Corydoras

Orange stripe Cory

Panda Cory

Peppered Corydoras

Peru Green Stripe

Pinkthroat Corydoras

Port Hoplo

Porthole catfish

Pretty Corydoras

Purus Cory

Pygmy Cory

Rabaut's Cory

Raimundi's Aspidoras

Red elegans

Rio Tigre Cory

Robust Cory

Saddle Corydoras

Sands Catfish

Schultz’s Cory

Seuss' Corydoras

Skunk Cory

Slate Cory

Soecies Goiás

Speckled Xingu Cory

Spotted Corydoras

Spotted hoplo

Sterba's Catfish

Stripe Tailed Panda

Striped hoplo

Super Arcuatus

Super punctatus

Sychri-Longnose (C. iiap)

Sychr's catfish

Tail Bar Armoured Catfish

Tail-spot Corydoras

Three-lined Corydoras

Tolkien’s Cory

Two saddle corydoras

Two stripe corydoras

Venezuela Cory

Virginia's Catfish

Xingu corydoras

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