/siluriformes/callichthyidae/callichthys/serralabium/1.jpg "Callichthys serralabium")
Adult
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Callichthys serralabium Lehmann A. & Reis, 2004 |
| Common Names | Sawlipped Catfish Armoured Catfish, Savlæbepansermalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Laguna Tonina, 1 kilometer upstream from La Esmeralda, upper Río Orinoco, 3°08'00''N, 65°32'00''W, La Esmeralda, Estado amazonas, Venezuela. |
| Etymology | Callichthys: From the Greek kallos, meaning beautiful and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the colour pattern. The specific epithet comes from the Latin serra meaning saw, and labium, lip, in allusion to the serrated free margin of the lower lip. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 158mm or 6.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Viewing the underside of the fish shows the lower lip to have a ragged, wavy profile. Young fish have a more striking vertically barred colouration. |
| Sexing | Males develop a thickened bright orange first ray in the pectoral fin, where females have a thin first ray. Also, mature males have a thick adipose-fat body on the ventral surface of the pectoral fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Orinoco River and lower Negro River basins of the Amazon River drainage in Venezuela and Brazil. Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Bubble nest breeder. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Copeia 2004 (no. 2), pp 339, Figs. 1, 2B, 3A. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.200.1287 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2004 May 24 00:00) |