Callichthyidae

Armored catfish; Temporal range: Late Paleocene - Recent
	Dianema longibarbis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Superfamily:	Loricarioidea
Family:	Callichthyidae; Bonaparte, 1838
Genera
	sub-family Callichthyinae; Callichthys; Dianema; Hoplosternum; Lepthoplosternum; Megalechis sub-family Corydoradinae; Aspidoras; Corydoras (including Brochis); Scleromystax

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.

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