Subterranean Callichthyinae in Brazil

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Tencatt, L. F. C., dos Santos, B. F., Bichuette, M. E., Tencatt, L., & Bichuette, M. (2017). First report of armored catfishes Callichthyinae Bonaparte, 1838 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) in the subterranean domain of northern and northeastern Brazil. Check List, 13(4), 297-303.

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ABSTRACT
The first occurrence of the armored catfishes of the subfamily Callichthynae is reported in subterranean water bodies of northern and northeastern Brazil. The records include 3 species, each occurring in 1 of the 3 caves in the central and northeastern regions of Brazil:

Callichthys callichthys

from Casa do Caboclo cave, Sergipe state;

Hoplosternum littorale

from the Gruna da Lagoa do Meio, Bahia state; and

Megalechis thoracata

, from Casa de Pedra cave, Tocantins state.

• Keywords: Camboatá, cave, hypogean habitat, karstic areas, Neotropical region