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   Callichthyidae
Callichthyidae Callichthyidae = ( kal ik THEE id dee )

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

Bodies covered with two rows of bony plates and possess 3 pairs of barbels. Family includes Corydoras, Aspidoras, Brochis, Callichthys, Hoplosternum, Lepthoplosternum, Megalechis and Dianema.  

            
           Scientific Names

A
Aspidoras albater  
Aspidoras brunneus   
Aspidoras carvalhoi
Aspidoras depinnai
Aspidoras eurycephalus
Aspidoras fuscoguttatus
Aspidoras lakoi
Aspidoras maculosus
Aspidoras menezesi
Aspidoras microgalaeus
Aspidoras pauciradiatus
Aspidoras poecilus
Aspidoras raimundi
Aspidoras rochai
Aspidoras sp. aff. poecilus
Aspidoras sp. "albino"
Aspidoras sp. (C 035)
Aspidoras sp. (C 036)
Aspidoras sp. (C 037)
Aspidoras sp. (C 118)
Aspidoras sp. (C 119)
Aspidoras sp. (C 125)
Aspidoras sp. "Gold"
Aspidoras spilotus
Aspidoras taurus
Aspidoras virgulatus
 
B
Brochis britskii 
Brochis multiradiatus
Brochis splendens
Brochis sp. (CW034)
Brochis sp. (CW035)
 
C
Callichthys callichthys
Corydoras acrensis
Corydoras acutus
Corydoras adolfoi
Corydoras aeneus
Corydoras aeneus "albino"  
Corydoras cf. aeneus "black"
Corydoras cf. aeneus "gold"
Corydoras cf. aeneus "gold line"
Corydoras cf. aeneus "green laser"
Corydoras cf. aeneus "green stripe"
Corydoras cf. aeneus "orange stripe"
Corydoras agassizii
Corydoras albolineatus
Corydoras amandajanea 
Corydoras amapaensis
Corydoras ambiacus
Corydoras araguaiaensis
Corydoras arcuatus
Corydoras areio
Corydoras armatus
Corydoras atropersonatus
Corydoras aurofrenatus
Corydoras axelrodi
Corydoras baderi  
Corydoras bilineatus
Corydoras blochi
Corydoras bondi
Corydoras breei
Corydoras brevirostris
Corydoras burgessi  
Corydoras caudimaculatus
Corydoras cervinus
Corydoras cf. araguaiaensis
Corydoras cf. cervinus
Corydoras cf. garbei
Corydoras cf. sanchesi
Corydoras cf. spilurus
Corydoras cf. schwartzi "Longnose" 
Corydoras cochui
Corydoras concolor
Corydoras condiscipulus
Corydoras copei
Corydoras coppenamensis
Corydoras cortesi  
Corydoras crimmeni
Corydoras cruziensis
Corydoras crypticus
Corydoras davidsandsi
Corydoras delphax
Corydoras difluviatilis
Corydoras diphyes
Corydoras duplicareus
Corydoras ehrhardti
Corydoras elegans
Corydoras ellisae
Corydoras ephippifer
Corydoras eques
Corydoras evelynae
Corydoras flaveolus
Corydoras fowleri
Corydoras garbei
Corydoras geryi
Corydoras gomezi
Corydoras gossei
Corydoras gracilis
Corydoras griseus
Corydoras guapore
Corydoras guianensis
Corydoras habrosus
Corydoras haraldschultzi
Corydoras hastatus
Corydoras imitator
Corydoras incolicana  
Corydoras isbrueckeri
Corydoras julii
Corydoras kanei  
Corydoras leopardus
Corydoras leucomelas
Corydoras longipinnis
Corydoras loretoensis
Corydoras loxozonus
Corydoras maculifer
Corydoras mamore
Corydoras melanistius
Corydoras melanotaenia
Corydoras melini
Corydoras metae
Corydoras multimaculatus
Corydoras nanus
Corydoras napoensis
Corydoras narcissus
Corydoras nattereri
Corydoras negro
Corydoras nijsseni
Corydoras noelkempffi
Corydoras oiapoquensis
Corydoras ornatus
Corydoras orphnopterus
Corydoras osteocarus
Corydoras ourastigma
Corydoras paleatus
Corydoras paleatus (albino)
Corydoras panda
Corydoras pantanalensis
Corydoras paragua
Corydoras parallelus
Corydoras pastazensis
Corydoras pinheiroi
Corydoras polystictus
Corydoras potaroensis
Corydoras pulcher
Corydoras punctatus
Corydoras pygmaeus
Corydoras rabauti
Corydoras reticulatus
Corydoras reynoldsi
Corydoras robineae
Corydoras robustus
Corydoras sarareensis
Corydoras schwartzi
Corydoras semiaquilus
Corydoras septentrionalis
Corydoras serratus
Corydoras seussi
Corydoras similis
Corydoras simulatus
Corydoras sipaliwini
Corydoras sodalis
Corydoras solox
Corydoras sp. (1)
Corydoras sp. aff. armatus (C096)
Corydoras sp. aff. incolicana  
Corydoras sp. aff. melini (C084)
Corydoras sp. aff. melini (C085)
Corydoras sp. cf. griseus (C073)
Corydoras sp. cf. lamberti  (C009)
Corydoras sp. cf. narcissus  
Corydoras sp. cf. spectabilis
Corydoras sp. cf. sterbai  
Corydoras sp. cf. sychri (C097) 
Corydoras sp. "Deckeri" (C003)
Corydoras sp. "Guarana" (C065)
Corydoras sp. "Huallaga" (C091)
Corydoras sp. "Missiones"
Corydoras sp. "Purus"
Corydoras sp. (C 006)
Corydoras sp. (C 008)
Corydoras sp. (C 010)
Corydoras sp. (C 014)
Corydoras sp. (C 016)
Corydoras sp. (C 019)
Corydoras sp. (C 040)
Corydoras sp. (C 041)
Corydoras sp. (C 042)
Corydoras sp. (C 043)
Corydoras sp. (C 048)
Corydoras sp. (C 052)
Corydoras sp. (C 057)
Corydoras sp. (C 061)
Corydoras sp. (C 065)
Corydoras sp. (C 066)
Corydoras sp. (C 067)
Corydoras sp. (C 068)
Corydoras sp. (C 071)
Corydoras sp. (C 074)
Corydoras sp. (C 075)
Corydoras sp. (C 076)
Corydoras sp. (C 077)
Corydoras sp. (C 078)
Corydoras sp. (C 086)
Corydoras sp. (C 087)
Corydoras sp. (C 088)
Corydoras sp. (C 089)
Corydoras sp. (C 090)
Corydoras sp. (C 092)
Corydoras sp. (C 093)
Corydoras sp. (C 094)
Corydoras sp. (C 095)
Corydoras sp. (C 098)
Corydoras sp. (C 099)
Corydoras sp. (C 100)
Corydoras sp. (C 101)
Corydoras sp. (C 102)
Corydoras sp. (C 103)
Corydoras sp. (C 109)
Corydoras sp. (C 110)
Corydoras sp. (C 114)
Corydoras sp. (C 115)
Corydoras sp. (C 116)
Corydoras sp. (C 117)
Corydoras sp. (C 120)
Corydoras sp. (C 121)
Corydoras sp. (C 122)
Corydoras sp. (C 123)
Corydoras sp. (C 124)
Corydoras sp. (C 126)
Corydoras sp. (C 127)
Corydoras sp. (C 128)
Corydoras sp. (C 129)
Corydoras sp. (C 130)
Corydoras sp. (C 131)
Corydoras sp. (C 132)
Corydoras sp. (C 133)
Corydoras sp. (C 134)
Corydoras sp. (C 135)
Corydoras sp. (C 136)
Corydoras sp. (C 137)
Corydoras sp. (C 138)
Corydoras sp. (C 139)
Corydoras sp. (C 141)
Corydoras sp. (C 142)
Corydoras sp. (C 143)
Corydoras sp. (C 144)
Corydoras sp. (C 145)
Corydoras sp. (C 146)
Corydoras sp. (C 150)
Corydoras sp. (C 151)
Corydoras sp. (C 152)
Corydoras sp. (C 153)
Corydoras sp. (C 154)
Corydoras sp. (CW001)
Corydoras sp. (CW002)
Corydoras sp. (CW003)
Corydoras sp. (CW004)
Corydoras sp. (CW007)
Corydoras sp. (CW008)
Corydoras sp. (CW012)
Corydoras sp. (CW013)
Corydoras sp. (CW014)
Corydoras sp. (CW015)
Corydoras sp. (CW016)
Corydoras sp. (CW017)
Corydoras sp. (CW019)
Corydoras sp. (CW020)
Corydoras sp. (CW021)
Corydoras sp. (CW022)
Corydoras sp. (CW023)
Corydoras sp. (CW024)
Corydoras sp. (CW026)
Corydoras sp. (CW027)
Corydoras sp. (CW028)
Corydoras sp. (CW029)
Corydoras sp. (CW033)
Corydoras sp. (CW036)
Corydoras spectabilis  
Corydoras steindachneri
Corydoras stenocephalus
Corydoras sterbai
Corydoras sterbai (albino)
Corydoras sychri
Corydoras treitlii
Corydoras trilineatus
Corydoras tukano
Corydoras undulatus
Corydoras venezuelanus
Corydoras virginiae
Corydoras vittatus
Corydoras weitzmani