Cat-eLog Right Families RightCallichthyidae

Artistic impression of typical member of the Callichthyidae
 
Down Family Overview
Pronounced Ka LIK Thi Day
Family Common Name Armoured Catfishes
Etymology Named after the genus Callichthys, which refers to the armour plates (Callum = hard skin; ichthys = fish) found in all members of this family.
Features Two rows of armoured plates along the flanks.
Common Names Cory, Armoured Catfish, Hoplo, Porthole Catfish
Size Smallest 20mm, largest 240mm, average 53mm, most commonly 55mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 149 "species" in 48 genera in the database
Keepers 148 species (99%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 148 "species" (99%) are being bred.
Distribution South America

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Down Subfamilies in Callichthyidae (by species)
2.Corydoradinae3701 species(2484%)
2.Callichthyinae16 species(11%)
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Hoplisoma210 species(590 keepers)
2.Brochis11 species(259 keepers)
3.Megalechis2 species(220 keepers)
4.Brochis (sub-clade 3)102 species(168 keepers)
5.Gastrodermus41 species(136 keepers)
Down Most Kept Species
1.
Osteogaster aeneaOsteogaster aenea
(7.98%)
2.
Hoplisoma sterbaiHoplisoma sterbai
(7.66%)
3.
Hoplisoma paleatumHoplisoma paleatum
(5.99%)
4.
Hoplisoma pandaHoplisoma panda
(5.5%)
5.
Gastrodermus pygmaeusGastrodermus pygmaeus
(3.63%)
6.
Hoplisoma trilineatumHoplisoma trilineatum
(3.52%)
7.
Hoplisoma habrosumHoplisoma habrosum
(2.98%)
8.
Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)
(2.63%)
9.
Brochis splendensBrochis splendens
(2.55%)
10.
Megalechis thoracataMegalechis thoracata
(2.17%)
11.
Hoplisoma simileHoplisoma simile
(1.99%)
12.
Hoplisoma adolfoiHoplisoma adolfoi
(1.91%)
13.
Hoplisoma weitzmaniHoplisoma weitzmani
(1.9%)
14.
Osteogaster schultzeiOsteogaster schultzei
(1.8%)
15.
Hoplisoma grantiHoplisoma granti
(1.79%)
16.
Osteogaster venezuelanusOsteogaster venezuelanus
(1.75%)
17.
Hoplisoma duplicareumHoplisoma duplicareum
(1.73%)
18.
Hoplisoma metaeHoplisoma metae
(1.71%)
19.
Hoplisoma juliiHoplisoma julii
(1.63%)
20.
Osteogaster sp. (Cw009)Osteogaster sp. (Cw009)
(1.62%)
21.
Scleromystax barbatusScleromystax barbatus
(1.51%)
22.
Osteogaster equesOsteogaster eques
(1.45%)
23.
Hoplisoma concolorHoplisoma concolor
(1.37%)
24.
Gastrodermus hastatusGastrodermus hastatus
(1.16%)
25.
Hoplisoma loxozonumHoplisoma loxozonum
(1.09%)
Down Most Bred Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Kept)
1.
Osteogaster aeneaOsteogaster aenea
(i:31, k:810, b:60)
2.
Hoplisoma sterbaiHoplisoma sterbai
(i:20, k:778, b:51)
3.
Hoplisoma paleatumHoplisoma paleatum
(i:23, k:608, b:42)
4.
Hoplisoma pandaHoplisoma panda
(i:20, k:559, b:34)
5.
Gastrodermus pygmaeusGastrodermus pygmaeus
(i:18, k:369, b:23)
6.
Osteogaster schultzeiOsteogaster schultzei
(i:25, k:183, b:22)
7.
Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)Osteogaster sp. (Cw010)
(i:15, k:267, b:21)
8.
Hoplisoma duplicareumHoplisoma duplicareum
(i:12, k:176, b:20)
9.
Osteogaster venezuelanusOsteogaster venezuelanus
(i:25, k:178, b:20)
10.
Scleromystax barbatusScleromystax barbatus
(i:21, k:153, b:20)
11.
Hoplisoma habrosumHoplisoma habrosum
(i:12, k:303, b:19)
12.
Hoplisoma trilineatumHoplisoma trilineatum
(i:24, k:357, b:19)
13.
Hoplisoma weitzmaniHoplisoma weitzmani
(i:22, k:193, b:17)
14.
Aspidoras raimundiAspidoras raimundi
(i:16, k:83, b:14)
15.
Hoplisoma adolfoiHoplisoma adolfoi
(i:12, k:194, b:14)
16.
Hoplisoma simileHoplisoma simile
(i:14, k:202, b:13)
17.
Osteogaster sp. (Cw009)Osteogaster sp. (Cw009)
(i:16, k:165, b:13)
18.
Hoplisoma metaeHoplisoma metae
(i:16, k:174, b:12)
19.
Hoplisoma concolorHoplisoma concolor
(i:18, k:139, b:11)
20.
Brochis splendensBrochis splendens
(i:27, k:259, b:10)
21.
Aspidoras sp. (C118)Aspidoras sp. (C118)
(i:2, k:19, b:8)
22.
Aspidoras sp. (Cw052)Aspidoras sp. (Cw052)
(i:2, k:27, b:8)
23.
Gastrodermus hastatusGastrodermus hastatus
(i:10, k:118, b:8)
24.
Gastrodermus napoensisGastrodermus napoensis
(i:11, k:97, b:7)
25.
Hoplisoma gosseiHoplisoma gossei
(i:12, k:97, b:7)
26.
Gastrodermus elegansGastrodermus elegans
(i:15, k:104, b:6)
27.
Hoplisoma juliiHoplisoma julii
(i:6, k:166, b:6)
28.
Hoplisoma loxozonumHoplisoma loxozonum
(i:11, k:111, b:6)
29.
Hoplisoma oiapoquenseHoplisoma oiapoquense
(i:11, k:87, b:6)
30.
Gastrodermus sp. (C123)Gastrodermus sp. (C123)
(i:7, k:37, b:5)
31.
Hoplisoma axelrodiHoplisoma axelrodi
(i:12, k:79, b:5)
32.
Hoplisoma caudimaculatumHoplisoma caudimaculatum
(i:11, k:62, b:5)
33.
Hoplisoma diphyesHoplisoma diphyes
(i:9, k:22, b:5)
34.
Hoplisoma knaackiHoplisoma knaacki
(i:6, k:37, b:5)
35.
Hoplisoma meliniHoplisoma melini
(i:11, k:104, b:5)
36.
Osteogaster equesOsteogaster eques
(i:21, k:147, b:5)
37.
Hoplisoma boesemaniHoplisoma boesemani
(i:16, k:25, b:4)
38.
Hoplisoma sp. (C091)Hoplisoma sp. (C091)
(i:11, k:26, b:4)
39.
Osteogaster sp. (Cw014)Osteogaster sp. (Cw014)
(i:14, k:83, b:4)
40.
Scleromystax kroneiScleromystax kronei
(i:8, k:28, b:4)
41.
Aspidoras albaterAspidoras albater
(i:10, k:43, b:3)
42.
Aspidoras fuscoguttatusAspidoras fuscoguttatus
(i:2, k:13, b:3)
43.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) delphaxBrochis (sub-clade 3) delphax
(i:9, k:63, b:3)
44.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (C141)Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (C141)
(i:21, k:21, b:3)
45.
Corydoras fowleriCorydoras fowleri
(i:9, k:27, b:3)
46.
Hoplisoma carlaeHoplisoma carlae
(i:8, k:20, b:3)
47.
Hoplisoma davidsandsiHoplisoma davidsandsi
(i:12, k:51, b:3)
48.
Hoplisoma ehrhardtiHoplisoma ehrhardti
(i:4, k:42, b:3)
49.
Hoplisoma nattereriHoplisoma nattereri
(i:9, k:34, b:3)
50.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw111)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw111)
(i:17, k:12, b:3)
51.
Hoplisoma tukanoHoplisoma tukano
(i:14, k:24, b:3)
52.
Megalechis thoracataMegalechis thoracata
(i:27, k:220, b:3)
53.
Osteogaster rabautiOsteogaster rabauti
(i:9, k:83, b:3)
54.
Aspidoras poecilusAspidoras poecilus
(i:2, k:10, b:2)
55.
Corydoras semiaquilusCorydoras semiaquilus
(i:15, k:24, b:2)
56.
Gastrodermus bilineatusGastrodermus bilineatus
(i:2, k:34, b:2)
57.
Gastrodermus gracilisGastrodermus gracilis
(i:14, k:16, b:2)
58.
Gastrodermus sp. (C126)Gastrodermus sp. (C126)
(i:14, k:12, b:2)
59.
Hoplisoma araguaiaenseHoplisoma araguaiaense
(i:4, k:22, b:2)
60.
Hoplisoma atropersonatumHoplisoma atropersonatum
(i:10, k:74, b:2)
61.
Hoplisoma burgessiHoplisoma burgessi
(i:7, k:22, b:2)
62.
Hoplisoma cochuiHoplisoma cochui
(i:10, k:10, b:2)
63.
Hoplisoma loretoenseHoplisoma loretoense
(i:13, k:56, b:2)
64.
Hoplisoma sp. (C120)Hoplisoma sp. (C120)
(i:6, k:22, b:2)
65.
Hoplisoma sp. (C121)Hoplisoma sp. (C121)
(i:15, k:44, b:2)
66.
Hoplisoma sp. (C134)Hoplisoma sp. (C134)
(i:5, k:13, b:2)
67.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw069)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw069)
(i:2, k:9, b:2)
68.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw140)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw140)
(i:10, k:9, b:2)
69.
Hoplosternum littoraleHoplosternum littorale
(i:20, k:48, b:2)
70.
Osteogaster cf. aeneaOsteogaster cf. aenea
(i:4, k:14, b:2)
71.
Osteogaster maclureiOsteogaster maclurei
(i:10, k:19, b:2)
72.
Osteogaster zygataOsteogaster zygata
(i:14, k:57, b:2)
73.
Scleromystax sp. (Cw038)Scleromystax sp. (Cw038)
(i:9, k:13, b:2)
74.
Aspidoras sp. (C035)Aspidoras sp. (C035)
(i:5, k:12, b:1)
75.
Aspidoras sp. (C037)Aspidoras sp. (C037)
(i:2, k:6, b:1)
76.
Aspidoras sp. (Cw126)Aspidoras sp. (Cw126)
(i:4, k:5, b:1)
77.
Brochis (sub-clade 2) geryiBrochis (sub-clade 2) geryi
(i:7, k:5, b:1)
78.
Brochis (sub-clade 2) reticulataBrochis (sub-clade 2) reticulata
(i:12, k:51, b:1)
79.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) ambiacusBrochis (sub-clade 3) ambiacus
(i:20, k:43, b:1)
80.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) condiscipulusBrochis (sub-clade 3) condiscipulus
(i:7, k:19, b:1)
81.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) imitatorBrochis (sub-clade 3) imitator
(i:9, k:19, b:1)
82.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) incolicanaBrochis (sub-clade 3) incolicana
(i:2, k:11, b:1)
83.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) robineaeBrochis (sub-clade 3) robineae
(i:15, k:72, b:1)
84.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (C143)Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (C143)
(i:8, k:3, b:1)
85.
Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (Cw082)Brochis (sub-clade 3) sp. (Cw082)
(i:8, k:1, b:1)
86.
Corydoras acutusCorydoras acutus
(i:5, k:11, b:1)
87.
Corydoras cervinusCorydoras cervinus
(i:5, k:13, b:1)
88.
Corydoras coriataeCorydoras coriatae
(i:2, k:2, b:1)
89.
Corydoras geoffroyCorydoras geoffroy
(i:4, k:4, b:1)
90.
Corydoras narcissusCorydoras narcissus
(i:9, k:13, b:1)
91.
Corydoras simulatusCorydoras simulatus
(i:13, k:25, b:1)
92.
Corydoras sp. (C016)Corydoras sp. (C016)
(i:2, k:6, b:1)
93.
Corydoras sp. (C028)Corydoras sp. (C028)
(i:1, k:1, b:1)
94.
Corydoras sp. (C127)Corydoras sp. (C127)
(i:11, k:6, b:1)
95.
Corydoras sp. (Cw075)Corydoras sp. (Cw075)
(i:2, k:0, b:1)
96.
Corydoras sp. (Cw080)Corydoras sp. (Cw080)
(i:5, k:3, b:1)
97.
Corydoras sp. (Cw124)Corydoras sp. (Cw124)
(i:3, k:5, b:1)
98.
Corydoras stenocephalusCorydoras stenocephalus
(i:5, k:11, b:1)
99.
Dianema longibarbisDianema longibarbis
(i:13, k:37, b:1)
100.
Dianema urostriatumDianema urostriatum
(i:14, k:62, b:1)
101.
Gastrodermus nijsseniGastrodermus nijsseni
(i:14, k:23, b:1)
102.
Gastrodermus pauciradiatusGastrodermus pauciradiatus
(i:15, k:45, b:1)
103.
Gastrodermus sp. (C089)Gastrodermus sp. (C089)
(i:7, k:23, b:1)
104.
Gastrodermus sp. (Cw008)Gastrodermus sp. (Cw008)
(i:5, k:14, b:1)
105.
Gastrodermus sp. (Cw022)Gastrodermus sp. (Cw022)
(i:9, k:10, b:1)
106.
Gastrodermus sp. (Cw029)Gastrodermus sp. (Cw029)
(i:1, k:5, b:1)
107.
Gastrodermus sp. (Cw105)Gastrodermus sp. (Cw105)
(i:3, k:4, b:1)
108.
Gastrodermus undulatusGastrodermus undulatus
(i:7, k:12, b:1)
109.
Hoplisoma acrenseHoplisoma acrense
(i:1, k:13, b:1)
110.
Hoplisoma albolineatumHoplisoma albolineatum
(i:3, k:8, b:1)
111.
Hoplisoma baderiHoplisoma baderi
(i:7, k:7, b:1)
112.
Hoplisoma benattiiHoplisoma benattii
(i:8, k:2, b:1)
113.
Hoplisoma bicolorHoplisoma bicolor
(i:3, k:9, b:1)
114.
Hoplisoma bondiHoplisoma bondi
(i:9, k:15, b:1)
115.
Hoplisoma breeiHoplisoma breei
(i:2, k:6, b:1)
116.
Hoplisoma brevirostreHoplisoma brevirostre
(i:14, k:57, b:1)
117.
Hoplisoma copeiHoplisoma copei
(i:7, k:7, b:1)
118.
Hoplisoma grantiHoplisoma granti
(i:19, k:182, b:1)
119.
Hoplisoma griseumHoplisoma griseum
(i:7, k:8, b:1)
120.
Hoplisoma gryphusHoplisoma gryphus
(i:3, k:8, b:1)
121.
Hoplisoma noxiumHoplisoma noxium
(i:16, k:6, b:1)
122.
Hoplisoma osteocarusHoplisoma osteocarus
(i:4, k:10, b:1)
123.
Hoplisoma parallelumHoplisoma parallelum
(i:12, k:26, b:1)
124.
Hoplisoma polystictumHoplisoma polystictum
(i:11, k:16, b:1)
125.
Hoplisoma reynoldsiHoplisoma reynoldsi
(i:13, k:28, b:1)
126.
Hoplisoma sipaliwiniHoplisoma sipaliwini
(i:9, k:6, b:1)
127.
Hoplisoma sp. (C003)Hoplisoma sp. (C003)
(i:5, k:17, b:1)
128.
Hoplisoma sp. (C030)Hoplisoma sp. (C030)
(i:1, k:4, b:1)
129.
Hoplisoma sp. (C045)Hoplisoma sp. (C045)
(i:5, k:12, b:1)
130.
Hoplisoma sp. (C062)Hoplisoma sp. (C062)
(i:1, k:2, b:1)
131.Hoplisoma sp. (C114)(i:0, k:3, b:1)
132.
Hoplisoma sp. (C129)Hoplisoma sp. (C129)
(i:5, k:3, b:1)
133.
Hoplisoma sp. (C139)Hoplisoma sp. (C139)
(i:3, k:7, b:1)
134.
Hoplisoma sp. (C150)Hoplisoma sp. (C150)
(i:7, k:12, b:1)
135.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw037)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw037)
(i:7, k:9, b:1)
136.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw049)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw049)
(i:10, k:30, b:1)
137.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw051)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw051)
(i:12, k:57, b:1)
138.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw062)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw062)
(i:3, k:9, b:1)
139.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw098)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw098)
(i:3, k:7, b:1)
140.
Hoplisoma sp. (Cw104)Hoplisoma sp. (Cw104)
(i:8, k:4, b:1)
141.
Hoplosternum magdalenaeHoplosternum magdalenae
(i:4, k:4, b:1)
142.
Hoplosternum punctatumHoplosternum punctatum
(i:13, k:18, b:1)
143.
Lepthoplosternum pectoraleLepthoplosternum pectorale
(i:5, k:14, b:1)
144.
Osteogaster hephaestusOsteogaster hephaestus
(i:10, k:5, b:1)
145.
Osteogaster melanotaeniaOsteogaster melanotaenia
(i:10, k:74, b:1)
146.
Scleromystax lacerdaiScleromystax lacerdai
(i:7, k:8, b:1)
147.
Scleromystax macropterusScleromystax macropterus
(i:7, k:16, b:1)
148.
Scleromystax prionotosScleromystax prionotos
(i:20, k:17, b:1)
149.
Scleromystax sp. (C113)Scleromystax sp. (C113)
(i:13, k:20, b:1)