Hoplosternum
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Hoplosternum is a small genus of freshwater catfish in the Callichthyinae subfamily of the armored catfish family.
Quick Facts Hoplosternum Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Recent, Scientific classification ...
Hoplosternum Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Recent | |
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Hoplosternum littorale | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Callichthyidae |
Subfamily: | Callichthyinae |
Genus: | Hoplosternum T. N. Gill, 1858 |
Type species | |
Callichthys laevigatus Valenciennes, 1834 | |
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A fossil catfish has been identified as Hoplosternum sp. from the middle Miocene in the La Venta formation, Magdalena River basin, Colombia.[1]