Callichthys callichthys

Callichthys callichthys
Cascarudo (Callichthys callichthys)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Callichthys
Species:
C. callichthys
Binomial name
Callichthys callichthys
Synonyms
  • Silurus callichthys Linnaeus, 1758
  • Callichthys asper Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Cataphractus depressus Swainson, 1839
  • Callichthys asper Valenciennes, 1840
  • Callichthys caelatus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Callichthys laeviceps Valenciennes, 1840
  • Callichthys loricatus Gronow, 1854
  • Callichthys kneri Gill, 1858
  • Callichthys affinis Günther, 1864
  • Callichthys tamoata Bleeker, 1864
  • Callichthys arcifer Hensel, 1868
  • Callichthys hemiphractus Hensel, 1868
  • Callichthys callichthys bolteni Hoedeman, 1952
  • Callichthys callichthys demararae Hoedeman, 1952

Callichthys callichthys, the cascarudo, armored catfish, bubblenest catfish, hassar, or mailed catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Callichthyinae of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes.

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