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Callichthyidae

Osteichthyes - Siluriformes - Callichthyidae

Taxonomy
Callichthyidae was named by Gill (1872). It is extant.

It was assigned to Siluriformes by Gill (1872); to Nematognathii by Jordan (1963); and to Loricaroidei by Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016).

Entered
by D. Croft on 2006-08-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Callichthyidae Gill
1963Callichthyidae Jordan p. 652
2013Callichthyidae Betancur et al.
2016Callichthyidae Nelson et al. p. 214

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
Otophysa
orderSiluriformes
suborderLoricarioidei
familyCallichthyidaeGill 1872
familyCallichthyidaeGill 1872

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Callichthyidae Gill 1872
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G. Callichthys Linné 1758
G. Corydoras Lacépède 1803
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Corydoras revelatus Cockerell 1936
Invalid names: Callichthyinae [empty], Corydoradinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available