-
breathe air only
under hypoxic conditions,
callichthyids breathe air
under all
water conditions. Some
callichthyids are able to
absorb air
through their hind...
- The
species usually have more
restricted areas of
endemism than
other callichthyids, but the area of
distribution of the
entire genus almost equals the...
- a
member of the subfamily, Corydoradinae, and
demonstrates that the
callichthyids had
already diverging or
diversifying before the end of the Paleocene...
- by bony
plates covering their bodies,
similar to the bony
plates in
callichthyids. (In Latin,
lorica means corselet).
These fish
exhibit a
ventral suckermouth...
-
reproductive period. H.
littorale has the
widest distribution of any
callichthyid. It is
present in all of
South America east of the
Andes and
north of...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 6
species Critically endangered (CR): 455
species Endangered (EN): 643
species Vulnerable (VU): 1,245
species Near...
-
scutes can be seen upon
close examination of this and
almost all
other Callichthyid fishes, and in the case of some
specimens of this species, are highlighted...
-
Extinct in the wild (EW): 6
species Critically endangered (CR): 455
species Endangered (EN): 643
species Vulnerable (VU): 1,245
species Near...
-
Corydoras microcephalus is a
species of
callichthyid armored catfish native to Argentina. Froese, Rainer; Pauly,
Daniel (eds.). "Corydoras microcephalus"...
- the
habit of
swimming midwater, as
opposed to the
bottom as in most
callichthyids.
There are
currently two
described species in this genus:
Dianema longibarbis...
