Hoplosternum
Sign in to saveHoplosternum is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae and the subfamily Callichthyinae, the armoured catfishes. The genus Holplosternum is found in southern Central America and South America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyCallichthyidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded5,290
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 75
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Collections
- CUMV, AUM, ANSP, YPM, KU, USNM
- Recorded in
- Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Indonesia, United States, Panama
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Hoplosternum is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae and the subfamily Callichthyinae, the armoured catfishes. The genus Holplosternum is found in southern Central America and South America.
A fossil catfish has been identified as Hoplosternum sp. from the middle Miocene in the La Venta formation, Magdalena River basin, Colombia.
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