PlanetCatfish.com - Callichthys callichthys (Callichthyidae) Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Callichthys callichthys** (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names	Cascarudo/Armoured Catfish Langstrakt Pansermalle (Denmark), Schwielenwels (Germany)
Type Locality	American rivers.
Synonym(s)	Calichthys callichthys, Callichthys affinis, Callichthys arcifer, Callichthys asper, Callichthys caelatus, Callichthys callichthys, Callichthys callichthys bolteni, Callichthys callichthys demararae, Callichthys depressus, Callichthys hemifractus, Callichthys hemiphractus, Callichthys kneri, Callichthys laeviceps, Callichthys loricatus, Callichthys tamoata, Cataphractus depressus, Silurus callichthys
Pronunciation	kal ICK thiss
Etymology	Callichthys: From the Greek kallos, meaning beautiful and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the colour pattern. As per genus.
Articles	- CotM 2023 October
Species Information
Size	165mm or 6.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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: Most Cis-Andean South American river drainages north of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Oyapock (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.
Temperature	18.0-28.0°C or 64.4-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Easy to feed, will eat most prepared, frozen and live foods. User data.
Furniture	Prefers a well shaded tank. Floating plants, and tall broad leaved plants make good shade. They also like overhanging stones, tunnels, etc.
Compatibility	A fairly large fish that can be boisterous when feeding, so as long as tankmates accept this behaviour.
Breeding	Bubble nest breeder.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 307.
Registered Keepers	There are 25 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2002 Jan 19 00:00)