Callichthyidae

Armored catfish
Temporal range: 58.5–0 Ma[1] Late Paleocene–Present
Callichthys callichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Superfamily: Loricarioidea
Family: Callichthyidae
Bonaparte, 1838
Genera
  • sub-family Callichthyinae

Callichthys
Dianema
Hoplosternum
Lepthoplosternum
Megalechis

  • sub-family Corydoradinae

Aspidoras
Corydoras (including Brochis)
Gastrodermus
Hoplisoma
Osteogaster
Scleromystax

Callichthyidae is a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes), called armored catfishes due to the two rows of bony plates (or scutes) along the lengths of their bodies. It contains some of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish, such as many species in the genus Corydoras.

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