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Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Callichthyidae
Subfamily:
Callichthyinae
Genus:
Callichthys
Species:
callichthys
Common:
Cascarudo
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
North America - Inland Waters
South America - Inland Waters
Kaatz, I. M., Stewart, D. J., Rice, A. N., Lobel, P. S. 2010. Differences in Pectoral Fin Spine Morphology between Vocal and Silent Clades of Catfishes (Order Siluriformes): Ecomorphological Implications. Current Zoology, 56(1): 73-89.
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