Family Callitrichtyidae Lundberg 1997 (catfish)
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Callitrichtyidae
Full reference: J. Lundberg. 1997. Freshwater Fishes and their paleobiotic implications. Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene Fauna from La Venta, Colombia 67-91
Parent taxon: Siluriformes according to J. Lundberg 1997
Sister taxa: Andinichthyidae, Bachmanniidae, Cetopsoidei, Diplomystoidei, Doradidae, Eopeyeria, Hypsidoroidei, Loricaroidei, Selenaspis, Siluroidei
Subtaxa: Hoplosternum
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence