chiquitos, Callichthys Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:38, Pl. 18 (fig. 2) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Vicinity of the dry swamps, Province of Chiquitos, Bolivia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-4285. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:67 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock 1828) -- (Reis 1997:302 [ref. 22747], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:304 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:23 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:56 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock 1828). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.