Hoplosternum littorale

Hoplosternum littorale
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Hoplosternum
Species:
H. littorale
Binomial name
Hoplosternum littorale
(Hancock, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Callichthys littoralis Hancock, 1828
  • Callichthys laevigatus Valenciennes, 1834
  • Callichthys subulatus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Callichthys albidus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Callichthys chiquitos Castelnau, 1855
  • Hoplosternum stevardii Gill, 1858
  • Callichthys melampterus Cope, 1872
  • Hoplosternum schreineri A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
  • Cascadura maculocephala Ellis, 1913
  • Hoplosternum shirui Fowler, 1940
  • Hoplosternum littorale daillyi Hoedeman, 1952
  • Hoplosternum thoracatum cayennae Hoedeman, 1961

Hoplosternum littorale is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Callichthyinae of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. It is known as Tamatá in Brazil, atipa in French Guiana, hassa in Guyana, kwi kwi (or kwie kwie) in Suriname, cascadu or cascadura in Trinidad and Tobago, and busco or currito in Venezuela.

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