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Bony fish

Atipa

Hoplosternum littorale

Also known as: Amazonian Catfish, Armored Catfish, Atipa Bosco, Brown Hoplo, Hassar, South American Catfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2023
Adult
@ChickenLittleCocoa · Florida, United States · April 20181 / 2
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Overview

Found in schools, over quiet, shallow areas, on soft bottoms, of stagnant drainage ditches, rivers, streams, and swamps. An invasive catfish first found in Florida in 1995!
They feed nocturnally on crustaceans, insects, and detritus.
Widespread South America

A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade.
These fish are able to breathe air intestinally and takes air 1 to 45 times per hour

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in schools, over quiet, shallow areas, on soft bottoms, of stagnant drainage ditches, rivers, streams, and swamps.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderSiluriformes
    5. familyCallichthyidae
    6. genusHoplosternum
    7. speciesHoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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    More in the family

    Callichthyid Armored Catfishes (Callichthyidae)