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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 (2019) includes Corydoras, Aspidoras, Brochis, Scleromystax, Callichthys, Hoplosternum, Lepthoplosternum, Megalechis and Dianema.

 

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

A
Aspidoras albater
Aspidoras aldebaran
Aspidoras belenos
Aspidoras brunneus
Aspidoras carvalhoi
Aspidoras depinnai
Aspidoras fuscoguttatus
Aspidoras lakoi
Aspidoras maculosus
Aspidoras menezesi
Aspidoras mephisto
Aspidoras poecilus
Aspidoras psammatides
Aspidoras raimundi
Aspidoras rochai
Aspidoras sp. "albino"
Aspidoras sp. (C035) (A. albater)
Aspidoras sp. (C036) (A. fuscoguttatus)
Aspidoras sp. (C037) (A. poecilus)
Aspidoras sp. (C118) (A. fuscoguttatus)
Aspidoras sp. (C119) (A. fuscoguttatus)
Aspidoras sp. (C125) (A. raimundi)
Aspidoras sp. (C158) (A. poecilus)
Aspidoras sp. (CW052) (hybrid)
Aspidoras sp. CW119) (A. raimundi)
Aspidoras sp. (CW126)
Aspidoras sp. (CW141) (A. aldebaran)
Aspidoras sp. (CW183)
Aspidoras sp. (CW184)
Aspidoras sp. "gold"
Aspidoras spilotus (now a synonym of A. menezesi)
Aspidoras taurus (now a synonym of A. albater)
Aspidoras velites
 
B
Brochis britskii  
Brochis multiradiatus
Brochis splendens
Brochis sp. (CW034)
Brochis sp. (CW035)
Brochis sp. (CW132)
Brochis sp. (CW136)
Brochis sp. (CW178)
Brochis sp. (CW179)
C
Callichthys callichthys
Callichthys fabricioi
Corydoras acrensis
Corydoras acutus
Corydoras adolfoi  
Corydoras aeneus
Corydoras aeneus (albino)  
Corydoras agassizii
Corydoras albolineatus
Corydoras amandajanea 
Corydoras amapaensis
Corydoras ambiacus
Corydoras apiaka
Corydoras araguaiaensis
Corydoras arcuatus
Corydoras areio
Corydoras armatus
Corydoras atropersonatus
Corydoras aurofrenatus
Corydoras axelrodi
Corydoras baderi
Corydoras benattii
Corydoras bethanae (CW006)
Corydoras bicolor
Corydoras bifasciatus
Corydoras bilineatus
Corydoras blochi
Corydoras boehlkei
Corydoras boesemani
Corydoras bondi
Corydoras breei
Corydoras brevirostris
Corydoras brittoi
Corydoras burgessi
Corydoras carlae
Corydoras caudimaculatus
Corydoras cervinus
Corydoras cf. pantanalensis
Corydoras cf. sanchesi
Corydoras cf. sterbai  
Corydoras cochui
Corydoras concolor
Corydoras condiscipulus
Corydoras copei
Corydoras coppenamensis
Corydoras coriatae
Corydoras cortesi  
Corydoras crimmeni
Corydoras cruziensis
Corydoras crypticus
Corydoras davidsandsi
Corydoras delphax
Corydoras desana
Corydoras difluviatilis
Corydoras diphyes
Corydoras duplicareus
Corydoras ehrhardti
Corydoras elegans
Corydoras ellisae (now a synonym of C. aurofrenatus)
Corydoras ephippifer
Corydoras eques
Corydoras evelynae
Corydoras eversi
Corydoras filamentosus
Corydoras flaveolus
Corydoras fowleri
Corydoras froehlichi
Corydoras fulleri
Corydoras garbei
Corydoras geoffroy
Corydoras geryi
Corydoras gladysae
Corydoras gomezi
Corydoras gossei
Corydoras gracilis
Corydoras granti
Corydoras griseus
Corydoras gryphus
Corydoras guapore
Corydoras guianensis
Corydoras habrosus
Corydoras haraldschultzi
Corydoras hastatus
Corydoras hephaestus
Corydoras heteromorphus
Corydoras hypnos
Corydoras imitator
Corydoras incolicana
Corydoras isbrueckeri
Corydoras julii
Corydoras kanei
Corydoras knaacki
Corydoras lamberti
Corydoras latus
Corydoras leopardus
Corydoras leucomelas
Corydoras longipinnis
Corydoras loretoensis
Corydoras loxozonus  
Corydoras maculifer
Corydoras mamore
Corydoras melanistius
Corydoras melanotaenia
Corydoras melini
Corydoras metae
Corydoras micracanthus
Corydoras multimaculatus
Corydoras nanus
Corydoras napoensis
Corydoras narcissus
Corydoras nattereri
Corydoras negro
Corydoras nijsseni
Corydoras noelkempffi
Corydoras oiapoquensis
Corydoras orcesi
Corydoras ornatus
Corydoras orphnopterus
Corydoras ortegai
Corydoras osteocarus
Corydoras ourastigma
Corydoras oxyrhynchus
Corydoras paleatus
Corydoras paleatus (albino)
Corydoras panda
Corydoras pantanalensis
Corydoras paragua
Corydoras parallelus
Corydoras pastazensis
Corydoras paucerna
Corydoras pauciradiatus
Corydoras pavanelliae
Corydoras petracinii
Corydoras pinheiroi
Corydoras polystictus
Corydoras potaroensis
Corydoras psamathos
Corydoras pulcher
Corydoras punctatus
Corydoras pygmaeus
Corydoras rabauti
Corydoras reticulatus
Corydoras revelatus (Fossil)
Corydoras reynoldsi
Corydoras rikbaktsa
Corydoras robineae
Corydoras robustus
Corydoras sanchesi
Corydoras saramaccensis
Corydoras sarareensis
Corydoras schwartzi
Corydoras schultzei
Corydoras schultzei (Black)
Corydoras semiaquilus
Corydoras septentrionalis
Corydoras serratus
Corydoras seussi
Corydoras similis
Corydoras simulatus
Corydoras sipaliwini
Corydoras sodalis
Corydoras solox
Corydoras sp. (C003)
Corydoras sp. (C006)  
Corydoras sp. (C008)
Corydoras sp. (C009)
Corydoras sp. (C010)  
Corydoras sp. (C013)
Corydoras sp. (C014)  
Corydoras sp. (C016)  
Corydoras sp. (C018)  
Corydoras sp. (C019)
Corydoras sp. (C020) (C. granti)
Corydoras sp. (C021)  
Corydoras sp. (C024)
Corydoras sp. (C026)
Corydoras sp. (C028)  
Corydoras sp. (C029)
Corydoras sp. (C030)  
Corydoras sp. (C033)
Corydoras sp. (C038)  
Corydoras sp. (C039)
Corydoras sp. (C040)  
Corydoras sp. (C041)
Corydoras sp. (C042)
Corydoras sp. (C043)
Corydoras sp. (C045)  (C. araguaiaensis)
Corydoras sp. (C048)
Corydoras sp. (C049)
Corydoras sp. (C052)
Corydoras sp. (C053)
Corydoras sp. (C054)  
Corydoras sp. (C057)
Corydoras sp. (C061)  
Corydoras sp. (C062)
Corydoras sp. (C063)
Corydoras sp. (C066)  
Corydoras sp. (C067)  
Corydoras sp. (C068)
Corydoras sp. (C071)
Corydoras sp. (C073)  
Corydoras sp. (C074)  
Corydoras sp. (C075)  
Corydoras sp. (C076)  
Corydoras sp. (C077)  
Corydoras sp. (C078)    
Corydoras sp. (C084)
Corydoras sp. (C085)
Corydoras sp. (C086)  
Corydoras sp. (C087)  
Corydoras sp. (C088)  
Corydoras sp. (C089)
Corydoras sp. (C090)
Corydoras sp. (C091)
Corydoras sp. (C092)
Corydoras sp. (C094)  
Corydoras sp. (C095)  
Corydoras sp. (C096)
Corydoras sp. (C097)
Corydoras sp. (C098)  
Corydoras sp. (C099)  
Corydoras sp. (C100)
Corydoras sp. (C101)
Corydoras sp. (C102)
Corydoras sp. (C103)  
Corydoras sp. (C109) 
Corydoras sp. (C110)
Corydoras sp. (C114)  
Corydoras sp. (C115) (now C. fulleri) 
Corydoras sp. (C116) (now C. fulleri)
Corydoras sp. (C117)
Corydoras sp. (C120) 
Corydoras sp. (C121)  
Corydoras sp. (C122)  
Corydoras sp. (C123)
Corydoras sp. (C124)
Corydoras sp. (C126)
Corydoras sp. (C127)
Corydoras sp. (C128)  
Corydoras sp. (C129)  
Corydoras sp. (C130)  
Corydoras sp. (C131)
Corydoras sp. (C132)  
Corydoras sp. (C133)
Corydoras sp. (C134)
Corydoras sp. (C135)  
Corydoras sp. (C136)  
Corydoras sp. (C137)  
Corydoras sp. (C138)
Corydoras sp. (C139)
Corydoras sp. (C140) (C. imitator)
Corydoras sp. (C141)
Corydoras sp. (C142)  
Corydoras sp. (C143)  
Corydoras sp. (C144)  
Corydoras sp. (C145)  
Corydoras sp. (C150)
Corydoras sp. (C151)  
Corydoras sp. (C152)  
Corydoras sp. (C153)  
Corydoras sp. (C154)
Corydoras sp. (C155)
Corydoras sp. (C156)
Corydoras sp. (CW001)
Corydoras sp. (CW002)  
Corydoras sp. (CW004)
Corydoras sp. (CW006) (now C. bethanae)
Corydoras sp. (CW007)
Corydoras sp. (CW008)
Corydoras sp. (CW009)
Corydoras sp. (CW010)  
Corydoras sp. (CW012) 
Corydoras sp. (CW013)
Corydoras sp. (CW014)  
Corydoras sp. (CW015)
Corydoras sp. (CW016)
Corydoras sp. (CW017)  
Corydoras sp. (CW018)
Corydoras sp. (CW019)  
Corydoras sp. (CW020) (now C. granti)
Corydoras sp. (CW021)  
Corydoras sp. (CW022) (now C. undulatus)
Corydoras sp. (CW023)
Corydoras sp. (CW026)
Corydoras sp. (CW027)
Corydoras sp. (CW028)
Corydoras sp. (CW029)
Corydoras sp. (CW030)
Corydoras sp. (CW033)  
Corydoras sp. (CW037)
Corydoras sp. (CW039)
Corydoras sp. (CW040)
Corydoras sp. (CW041)
Corydoras sp. (CW044) 
Corydoras sp. (CW045)
Corydoras sp. (CW046)
Corydoras sp. (CW047)  
Corydoras sp. (CW048)
Corydoras sp. (CW049) 
Corydoras sp. (CW050)
Corydoras sp. (CW051) 
Corydoras sp. (CW053)
Corydoras sp. (CW054)
Corydoras sp. (CW055)
Corydoras sp. (CW056)
Corydoras sp. (CW057)
Corydoras sp. (CW058)
Corydoras sp. (CW059)
Corydoras sp. (CW060)
Corydoras sp. (CW061)
Corydoras sp. (CW062)
Corydoras sp. (CW064)
Corydoras sp. (CW065)
Corydoras sp. (CW068)
Corydoras sp. (CW069)
Corydoras sp. (CW071)
Corydoras sp. (CW072)
Corydoras sp. (CW073)
Corydoras sp. (CW074)
Corydoras sp. (CW075)
Corydoras sp. (CW078)
Corydoras sp. (CW079)
Corydoras sp. (CW080)
Corydoras sp. (CW081)
Corydoras sp. (CW082)  
Corydoras sp. (CW083)
Corydoras sp. (CW084)
Corydoras sp. (CW085)
Corydoras sp. (CW086)
Corydoras sp. (CW087)
Corydoras sp. (CW088)
Corydoras sp. (CW089)
Corydoras sp. (CW090)  
Corydoras sp. (CW091)
Corydoras sp. (CW093)
Corydoras sp. (CW095)
Corydoras sp. (CW096)  
Corydoras sp. (CW097)
Corydoras sp. (CW098)
Corydoras sp. (CW099)
Corydoras sp. (CW100)
Corydoras sp. (CW101)
Corydoras sp. (CW102)
Corydoras sp. (CW104)
Corydoras sp. (CW105)  
Corydoras sp. (CW106) 
Corydoras sp. (CW107)
Corydoras sp. (CW108)  
Corydoras sp. (CW109)
Corydoras sp. (CW110)
Corydoras sp. (CW111)
Corydoras sp. (CW112)
Corydoras sp. (CW114) (C. sipaliwini)
Corydoras sp. (CW115)
Corydoras sp. (CW116)  
Corydoras sp. (CW117)  
Corydoras sp. (CW118)
Corydoras sp. (CW120)
Corydoras sp. (CW122)
Corydoras sp. (CW123)
Corydoras sp. (CW124)
Corydoras sp. (CW125)
Corydoras sp. (CW127)
Corydoras sp. (CW128)
Corydoras sp. (CW129)
Corydoras sp. (CW130)
Corydoras sp. (CW131)
Corydoras sp. (CW133)
Corydoras sp. (CW134)
Corydoras sp. (CW135)
Corydoras sp. (CW137)
Corydoras sp. (CW138)
Corydoras sp. (CW139)
Corydoras sp. (CW140)
Corydoras sp. (CW142)
Corydoras sp. (CW143)
Corydoras sp. (CW144)
Corydoras sp. (CW145)
Corydoras sp. (CW146) (C. thanatus)
Corydoras sp. (CW149)
Corydoras sp. (CW150)
Corydoras sp. (CW151)
Corydoras sp. (CW152)
Corydoras sp. (CW153)
Corydoras sp. (CW155)
Corydoras sp. (CW156)
Corydoras sp. (CW157)
Corydoras sp. (CW158)
Corydoras sp. (CW159)
Corydoras sp. (CW160)
Corydoras sp. (CW161)
Corydoras sp. (CW162)
Corydoras sp. (CW163)
Corydoras sp. (CW164)
Corydoras sp. (CW165)
Corydoras sp. (CW166)
Corydoras sp. (CW167)
Corydoras sp. (CW169)
Corydoras sp. (CW173) (C. hypnos)
Corydoras sp. (CW174)
Corydoras sp. (CW175)
Corydoras sp. (CW176)
Corydoras sp. (CW180)
Corydoras sp. (CW181)
Corydoras sp. (CW182)  
Corydoras sp. (CW185)
Corydoras sp. (CW186)
Corydoras sp. (CW193)
Corydoras spectabilis
Corydoras spilurus
Corydoras steindachneri
Corydoras stenocephalus
Corydoras sterbai
Corydoras surinamensis
Corydoras sychri
Corydoras thanatos
Corydoras treitlii
Corydoras trilineatus
Corydoras tukano
Corydoras undulatus
Corydoras urucu
Corydoras venezuelanus
Corydoras virginiae
Corydoras vittatus
Corydoras weitzmani
Corydoras xinguensis
Corydoras zawadzkii
Corydoras zygatus
 
D
Dianema longibarbus
Dianema urostriatum
 
H
Hoplosternum littorale
Hoplosternum magdalenae
Hoplosternum punctatum
 
L
Lepthoplosternum altamazonicum
Lepthoplosternum beni
Lepthoplosternum pectorale
Lepthoplosternum tordilho
 
M
Megalechis picta
Megalechis thoracata
 
S
Scleromystax barbatus  
Scleromystax kronei
Scleromystax lacerdai
Scleromystax macropterus 
Scleromystax prionotos
Scleromystax salmacis
Scleromystax sp. (C112)
Scleromystax sp. (C113)
Scleromystax sp. (CW038)
Scleromystax sp. (CW042)
Scleromystax sp. (CW067)  
Scleromystax sp. (CW092)
Scleromystax sp. (CW147)
Scleromystax sp. (CW148)
Scleromystax virgulatus
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