Callichthys
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Callichthys is a small genus of freshwater catfish in the Callichthyinae subfamily of the armored catfish family, and consists of 4 species from South America. The genus Callichthys is distributed in most freshwater drainages of South America.[1]
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Callichthys | |
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Cascarudo (Callichthys callichthys). | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Callichthyidae |
Subfamily: | Callichthyinae |
Genus: | Callichthys Scopoli (ex Gronow), 1777 |
Type species | |
Callichthys callichthys |
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