Callichthyidae

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

FAMILY

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

order

Siluriformes

family

Callichthyidae

Name

Homonyms

Callichthyidae

Common names

Callichthyid Armored Catfishes in English

armored catfishes in English

callichthyid armored catfishes in English

coridoras in Spanish

mailed catfishes in English

plated catfishes in English

poissons-chats cuirassés in French

pansermallefamilien in Norwegian Bokmål

callichthyid armored catfishes in English

Bibliographic References

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9. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
10. Reis, Roberto E. / Reis, Roberto E., Sven O. Kullander, and Carl J. Ferraris, Jr., eds., 2003: Family Callichthyidae (Armored catfishes). Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. 291-309.
11. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21. 243.
12. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
13. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.