Callichthyidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Callichthyidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Callichthyidae
Callichthyidae is a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes), called armored catfishes due to the two rows of bony plates (or scutes) along the lengths of their bodies. It contains some of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish, such as many species in the genus Corydoras.
...Callichthyidae in languages:
- Chinese
- 美鯰科
- Czech
- pancéřníčkovití
- English
- Callichthyid Armored Catfishes
- Ukrainian
- Каліхтові
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