tamoata, Callichthys Bleeker [P.] 1864:22 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 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.