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Species in the genus Callichthys: [ 18 ] records

affinis, Callichthys Günther [A.] 1864:226 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Rio Grande [Rio Grande do Sul], Brazil. Syntypes: BMNH 1861.5.7.1-4 (4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:22 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

arcifer, Callichthys Hensel [R.] 1868:373 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 34 (pt 1); ref. 14075] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ZMB 7433. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:22 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

asper, Callichthys Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:232 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [= Rio Macacu at the village of Japuíba, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22°33'40"S, 42°41'40"W]. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-1951 (2). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:64 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:110 [ref. 29155]. Type locality restricted by Koerber & Reis 2020:4 [ref. 37463]. •Listed under Callichthys aff. callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Malabarba 1989:146-146 [ref. 14217]). •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:110 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:22 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

asper, Callichthys Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:302 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Cayenne, French Guiana; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No types known. •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:22 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

bolteni, Callichthys callichthys Hoedeman [J. J.] 1952:9 [Beaufortia v. 1 (no. 12); ref. 12773] Suriname. Holotype: ZMA 100303a (head missing). Paratypes: ZMA 100303b (1), 100305 (1), 100307-08 (1, 1), 100313-14 (2, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:40 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Burgess 1989:364 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:22 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

caelatus, Callichthys Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:308 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-4258 (2), 0000-4259 (1 or 2) Bahia. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:64 [ref. 19575] as coelatus, Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:22 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

callichthys, Loricaria Suckow [G. A.] 1799:655 [Naturgeschichte der Thiere v. 4, pt. 1; ref. 18858] New combination for Silurus callichthys Linnaeus 1758; not an original description. •In the synonymy of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Litz & Koerber 2014:23 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

callichthys, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:307 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] American rivers. Syntypes (?): BMNH 1853.11.12.194 (1, left half skin); NRM 7015 (2), 7018 (1); ZMUU 55 (1). Type information: Wheeler 1989:210-211, Fig. 2B [ref. 21873]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:110 [ref. 29155]. Spelled callychthis in Bloch 1794, pl. 377. The neotype selection by Knaack 2008:21 [ref. 29619] is rejected until possible syntypes are investigated; these potential syntypes have been listed in the Catalog of Fishes database and in Ferraris 2007:110 [ref. 29155] - references not cited by Knaack. •Valid as Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:36 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:16 [ref. 9708], see Malabarba 1989:146 [ref. 14217], Burgess 1989:364 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:61 [ref. 23791], Torelli et al. 1997:70 [ref. 24612], Britski et al. 1999:124 [ref. 24147], Fuller et al. 1999:218 [ref. 25838], Le Bail et al. 2000:178 [ref. 24549], Marín 2000:69 [ref. 26252], Lasso et al. 2001:97 [ref. 25928], Camargo & Isaac 2001:145 [ref. 27639], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:42 [ref. 27366], Casciotta et al. 2003:130 [ref. 28130], Trajano et al. 2004:317 [ref. 27653], Menni 2004:81 [ref. 28131] as Callichtys, Ferraris 2007:110 [ref. 29155], Knaack 2008:21 [ref. 29619], Di Dario et al. 2013:262 [ref. 37503], Phillip et al. 2013:18 [ref. 32896], Barriga Salazar 2014:111 [ref. 35745], Litz & Koerber 2014:22 [ref. 33622], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Sarmiento et al. 2014:190 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:31 [ref. 35565], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:72 [ref. 35633], Azevedo-Santos et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36506], Brosse et al. 2019:134 [ref. 38320], Dickens 2019:171 [ref. 37135], Azevedo-Santos et al. 2020:5 [ref. 39606], dos Reis et al. 2020:464 [ref. 38364], Silva et al. 2020:10 [ref. 37809], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39298], Brandão et al. 2022:151 [ref. 40464] as Callychthys callychthys, Chuctaya et al. 2022:37 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:45 [ref. 39235], Taphorn et al. 2022:44 [ref. 41297], Giora & Wingert 2023:60 [ref. 41026], Loureiro et al. 2023:92 [ref. 40506], Quintela et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40727], Vieira et al. 2023:20 [ref. 40759], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41573], Silva-Sene et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41784], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:43 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Distribution: Widespread in Atlantic drainages of South America. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

demararae, Callichthys callichthys Hoedeman [J. J.] 1952:10 [Beaufortia v. 1 (no. 12); ref. 12773] Demarara, Guyana. Holotype: ZMA 100304. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:40 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]. Based also on specimens described by Eigenmann 1912 (not investigated for type status). •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Burgess 1989:364 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:23 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

depressus, Cataphractus Swainson [W.] 1839:304 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Type locality not stated. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]. Based on Bloch, pl. 377 -- which is Bloch 1794:Pl. 377 [ref. 463]. •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061] Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:23 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

fabricioi, Callichthys Román-Valencia [C.], Lehmann A. [P.] & Muñoz [A.] 1999:54, Figs. 1-2 [Dahlia (Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Ictiólogos, ACICTIOS). No. 3; ref. 24926] Zanjón Bagazal, tributary to Rio Cauca, Municipio Buenos Aires, Colombia, 3°03'59"N, 76°33'55"W, elevation 980 meters. Holotype: IUQ 295. Paratypes: ICNMHN 3842 (3); IUQ 152 (1), 305 (4), 306 (4), 307 (1); MCP 21174-75 (2, 3); UV 89018 (2), 91063 (5), 93001-04 (1, 1, 3, 3), 98002 (2), 98031 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Mojica & Agudelo-Zamora 2018:29 [ref. 36127]. •Valid as Callichthys fabricioi Román-Valencia, Lehmann A. & Muñoz 1999 -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Trajano et al. 2004:317 [ref. 27653], Ardila Rodríguez 2006:7 [ref. 29567], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:72 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Callichthys fabricioi Román-Valencia, Lehmann A. & Muñoz 1999. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Distribution: Cauca River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

hemiphractus, Callichthys Hensel [R.] 1868:374 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 34 (pt 1); ref. 14075] Costa da Serra, Brazil. Holotype: ZMB 7434 (1 of 2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]. •Listed under Callichthys aff. callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Malabarba 1989:146 [ref. 14217]). •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:23 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

kneri, Callichthys Gill [T. N.] 1858:394 [34] [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 6 (nos 10-13, art. 38); ref. 1750] Trinidad Island, West Indies. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]. On p. 34 of separate. •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:23 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

laeviceps, Callichthys Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:309 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] La Mana River, French Guiana. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-1947 (1) La Mana R., 0000-4259 (1) Rio de Janeiro, 0000-4261 (1) La Mana R. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:64 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155] Syntype locality of MNHN 0000-4259 specified by Koerber & Reis 2020:4 [ref. 37463] as Rio Inhomirim, village of Inhomirim, city of Magé, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22°34'34"S, 43°11'05"W. •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:23 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

loricatus, Callichthys Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:157 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Tropical America. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1853.11.12.194. Type information: Wheeler 1989:212, Fig. 2B [ref. 21873]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:23 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

oibaensis, Callichthys Ardila Rodríguez [C. A.] 2006:3, Figs. 2, 3A, 4A-C, 5A-C, 6A-B, 7, 8A-B [Dahlia (Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Ictiólogos, ACICTIOS). v. 9; ref. 29567] Vereda Las Monjas, Río Oibita, tributary of Río Suárez, Departamento de Santander, Colombia, elevation 1450 meters. Holotype: CAR 251. Paratypes: CAR 250 (7); IMCN 3310 (2), CZUT-IC 1837 (2), IAvH-P 5730 (1), ICNMNH 13396 (2), MBUCV-V 32798 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]; DoNascimiento et al. 2016:409 [ref. 34787], Mojica & Agudelo-Zamora 2018:30 [ref. 36127]. Appeared first in ref. 28601 as unavailable -- distributed primarily to members of a symposium and not published. •Valid as Callichthys oibaensis Ardila Rodríguez 2006 -- (Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155] dated 2005, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:72 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Callichthys oibaensis Ardila Rodríguez 2006. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Distribution: Suárez River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

serralabium, Callichthys Lehmann A. [P.] & Reis [R. E.] 2004:339, Figs. 1, 2B, 3A [Copeia 2004 (no. 2); ref. 27654] Laguna Tonina, 1 kilometer upstream from La Esmeralda, upper Río Orinoco, 3°08'00"N, 65°32'00"W, La Esmeralda, Estado amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V 30980. Paratypes: AMNH 9613 (2), 74817 (1); ANSP 162690 (16); MCP 30693 (5); MHNUC 300 (1); MZUSP 64365 (1), 64367 (1); USNM 268859 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Callichthys serralabium Lehmann A. & Reis 2004 -- (Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Bogotá-Gregory et al. 2020:1400 [ref. 37878]). Current status: Valid as Callichthys serralabium Lehmann A. & Reis 2004. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Distribution: South America: upper Orinoco and upper Negro River basins (southern Venezuela, Colombia and northern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

tamoata, Callichthys Bleeker [P.] 1864:22 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Serie 2) v. 20; ref. 14181] Suriname. Syntypes: (10) RMNH and literature sources. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]. Based on name given by Linnaeus in 1754, and named by Linnaeus in 1758 as callichthys (see Boeseman 1972:315 [ref. 19698]). •Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:23 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.