Hoplosternum punctatum • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hoplosternum punctatum** Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
Common Name(s)	Spotted Hoplo
Type Locality	Río Marte Arnade, 6 mi. east of Panama City, Panama.
Pronunciation	hop low STERN um
Etymology	Hoplosternum: From the Greek hoplon, meaning shield and sternum, meaning breast; in reference to the prominent coracoid bones on the breast.
Species Information
Size	77mm (3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Hoplosternum punctatum and Dianema longibarbis are sometimes confused. Hoplosternum punctatum has smaller eyes. In adults the difference in bodyshape and armour is easier to spot; the pectoral shields in Hoplosternum punctatum do not touch in the center (females) or overlap (males), but in Dianema these are closely placed together. The simplest way to tell them apart is to look at the length of the dorsal fin spine. In Hoplosternum it is about half the length of the first soft ray. In Dianema the dorsal fin spine is about the same length as the first soft ray.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Central and South America: Pacific coastal drainages of Panama and in the Atrato River basin in Colombia. Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Atrato (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ. Zool. Ser.v. 10 (no. 15) - pp264 - Pls. 14-15
Registered Keepers	(1) hoplo (k: 3), (2) Chrysichthys (k: 4), (3) synoguy, (4) evesonevo, (5) ali12345 (k: 2), (6) Bijn (k: 4), (7) SHEAG35 (k: 58), (8) Bas Pels (p: 2, k: 3), (9) Matthijs (k: 6), (10) Woodza73. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2011 Aug 31 08:01 (species record created: 2003 Jun 21 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Hoplosternum punctatum Meek & Hildebrand, 1916

Common Name(s)

Spotted Hoplo

Type Locality

Río Marte Arnade, 6 mi. east of Panama City, Panama.

Pronunciation

hop low STERN um

Etymology

Hoplosternum: From the Greek hoplon, meaning shield and sternum, meaning breast; in reference to the prominent coracoid bones on the breast.

Species Information

Size

77mm (3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Hoplosternum punctatum and Dianema longibarbis are sometimes confused. Hoplosternum punctatum has smaller eyes. In adults the difference in bodyshape and armour is easier to spot; the pectoral shields in Hoplosternum punctatum do not touch in the center (females) or overlap (males), but in Dianema these are closely placed together.
The simplest way to tell them apart is to look at the length of the dorsal fin spine. In Hoplosternum it is about half the length of the first soft ray. In Dianema the dorsal fin spine is about the same length as the first soft ray.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Central and South America: Pacific coastal drainages of Panama and in the Atrato River basin in Colombia.
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Atrato (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ. Zool. Ser.v. 10 (no. 15) - pp264 - Pls. 14-15

Registered Keepers

(1) hoplo (k: 3), (2) Chrysichthys (k: 4), (3) synoguy, (4) evesonevo, (5) ali12345 (k: 2), (6) Bijn (k: 4), (7) SHEAG35 (k: 58), (8) Bas Pels (p: 2, k: 3), (9) Matthijs (k: 6), (10) Woodza73.

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Breeding Reports

None.