Hoplosternum littorale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Callichthyidae |
Genus: | Hoplosternum |
Species: | H. littorale
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Binomial name | |
Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828)
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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]