Callichthys
callichthys (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Danny Blundell (3)
ScotCat (3) Frants Lehmann (1
stamp) Peru
Aquarium Group (1) |
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ACSI
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| Common
Name: |
Armoured
Catfish, Cascarudo |
| Synonyms: |
Callichthys
asper, C. coelatus, C. laeviceps, C. loricatus, C. tamoata, Cataphractus
callichthys, C. depressus, Silurus callichthys |
| Family: |
Callichthyidaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South
America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Colombia, Ecuador, French
Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad &
Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela |
| Size:
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18cm
( 7ins) |
| Temp: |
20-27°C
(68-81°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-8.0. |
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