Lepthoplosternum

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Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Callichthyidae
Genus: Lepthoplosternum
Species: L. altamazonicum – L. beni – L. pectorale – L. stellatum – L. tordilho – L. ucamara

Name[edit]

Lepthoplosternum Reis, 1997

Etymology: From leptos (= small and delicate), presumably referring to smaller size compared to Hoplosternum (known in the aquarium trade as “dwarf hoplos”). From (http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes10/ The ETYFish project)

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