Hoplosternum littorale

Hoplosternum littorale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Hoplosternum
Species:
H. littorale
Binomial name
Hoplosternum littorale
(Hancock, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Callichthys littoralis
    Hancock, 1828
  • Callichthys laevigatus
    Valenciennes, 1836
  • Callichthys subulatus
    Valenciennes, 1840
  • Callichthys albidus
    Valenciennes, 1840
  • Callichthys chiquitos
    Castelnau, 1855
  • Hoplosternum stevardii
    T. N. Gill, 1858
  • Callichthys melampterus
    Cope, 1872
  • Hoplosternum schreineri
    A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
  • Cascadura maculocephala
    M. D. Ellis, 1913
  • Hoplosternum shirui
    Fowler, 1940
  • Hoplosternum littorale daillyi
    Hoedeman, 1952
  • Hoplosternum thoracatum cayennae
    Hoedeman, 1961

Hoplosternum littorale is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) belonging to the Callichthyinae subfamily of the family Callichthyidae. It is known as tamuatá in Brazil, atipa in French Guiana, hassa in Guyana, kwi kwi (or kwie kwie [1]) in Suriname, cascadu or cascadura in Trinidad and Tobago, and busco or currito in Venezuela.[1]

Hoplosternum littorale
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