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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae Callichthyid armored catfishes
Subfamily: Corydoradinae
Genus: Hoplisoma


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hoplisoma acrense Acre corydoras South America 3 SL 1972
Hoplisoma adolfoi Adolf's catfish South America 5.7 SL 1982
Hoplisoma albolineatum White stripe cory South America 3.7 SL 2004
Hoplisoma amphibelum Mystery cory South America 1872
Hoplisoma apiaka Arinos cory South America 3.9 SL 2014
Hoplisoma araguaiaense Araguaia cory South America 3.9 SL 1990
Hoplisoma armatum Sail cory South America 5.2 SL 1868
Hoplisoma atropersonatum Fairy catfish South America 4.5 SL 1970
Hoplisoma axelrodi Pink corydoras South America 4.2 SL 1962
Hoplisoma baderi Road cory South America 4.7 SL 1969
Hoplisoma benattii Speckled xingu cory South America 3.1 SL 2018
Hoplisoma bicolor Two-tone cory South America 4.1 SL 1967
Hoplisoma boehlkei Caura cory South America 2.6 SL 1982
Hoplisoma boesemani Boeseman's catfish South America 2.9 SL 1967
Hoplisoma bondi Blackstripe corydoras South America 4.7 SL 1940
Hoplisoma breei Avanavero cory South America 3.9 SL 1992
Hoplisoma brevirostris Spotted collar cory South America 5 SL 1947
Hoplisoma burgessi Burgess' cory South America 4.8 SL 1987
Hoplisoma carlae Carla's cory South America 5.4 SL 1983
Hoplisoma caudimaculatum Tailspot corydoras South America 4.2 SL 1961
Hoplisoma cochui Barredtail corydoras South America 2.5 SL 1954
Hoplisoma colossus South America 4.8 SL 2023
Hoplisoma concolor Slate cory South America 5.4 SL 1961
Hoplisoma copei Lake cory South America 3.9 SL 1986
Hoplisoma coppenamensis Chop stick cory South America 4.1 SL 1970
Hoplisoma cruziensis Santa cruz cory South America 4.3 SL 2002
Hoplisoma davidsandsi Sands' cory South America 4.4 SL 1987
Hoplisoma diphyes Variable cory South America 4.5 SL 2003
Hoplisoma duplicareum Broad stripe cory South America 4 SL 1995
Hoplisoma ehrhardti Olive cory South America 4.7 SL 1910
Hoplisoma esperanzae Orocue cory South America 5.1 SL 1987
Hoplisoma evelynae Evelyn's cory South America 4 SL 1963
Hoplisoma eversi Guarana cory South America 4.5 SL 2016
Hoplisoma flaveolus Yellow cory South America 3.8 SL 1911
Hoplisoma froehlichi South America 5.2 SL 2016
Hoplisoma gladysae Gladys' cory South America 3.5 SL 2010
Hoplisoma gossei Palespotted corydoras South America 5.5 SL 1972
Hoplisoma granti South America 5.4 SL 2019
Hoplisoma griseum Gray corydoras South America 4.2 SL 1940
Hoplisoma gryphus Dragon fin cory South America 3.5 SL 2014
Hoplisoma guianense Light cory South America 4.2 SL 1970
Hoplisoma habrosum Salt and Pepper catfish South America 2 SL 1960
Hoplisoma hypnos South America 3.2 SL 2022
Hoplisoma julii Leopard corydoras South America 5.2 SL 1906
Hoplisoma kanei Kane's cory South America 3.8 SL 1998
Hoplisoma knaacki Knaacks cory South America 4.0 SL 2016
Hoplisoma lacrimostigmata Crying cory South America 3.8 SL 2014
Hoplisoma leucomelas False spotted catfish South America 4.5 SL 1942
Hoplisoma longipinne Long-finned cory South America 6.1 SL 2007
Hoplisoma loretoense Loreto cory South America 3.6 SL 1986
Hoplisoma loxozonum Dirty bandit cory South America 4.9 SL 1983
Hoplisoma lymnades Nose stribed cory South America 3.0 SL 2013
Hoplisoma melanistium Bluespotted corydoras South America 5.1 SL 1912
Hoplisoma melini Bandit corydoras South America 5 SL 1930
Hoplisoma metae Masked corydoras South America 4.8 SL 1914
Hoplisoma micracanthus Andes cory South America 4 SL 1912
Hoplisoma multimaculatum Many spotted cory South America 5.1 SL 1907
Hoplisoma nattereri Blue corydoras South America 5.4 SL 1876
Hoplisoma noxium South America 5.8 SL 2025
Hoplisoma oiapoquensis Flag tailed panda cory South America 4.5 SL 1972
Hoplisoma ortegai Loreto panda cory South America 4.5 2007
Hoplisoma osteocarus Bonehead cory South America 4 SL 1951
Hoplisoma paleatum Peppered corydoras South America 7.1 SL 1842
Hoplisoma panda Panda corydoras South America 3.8 SL 1971
Hoplisoma paragua Paragua cory South America 3.5 SL 2004
Hoplisoma parallelum Two line cory South America 5.2 SL 1993
Hoplisoma pavanelliae South America 4.5 SL 2016
Hoplisoma petracinii Petracini's cory South America 2010
Hoplisoma polystictum Fine spotted cory South America 3.5 SL 1912
Hoplisoma potaroense Potaro cory South America 4.1 SL 1927
Hoplisoma psamathos South America 3.0 SL 2022
Hoplisoma punctatum Spotfin corydoras South America 6.6 SL 1794
Hoplisoma reynoldsi Bumblebee cory South America 3.2 SL 1960
Hoplisoma rikbaktsa South America 3.8 SL 2020
Hoplisoma sanchesi Gojo cory South America 4.1 SL 1967
Hoplisoma schwartzi Schwartz's catfish South America 3.9 SL 1963
Hoplisoma simile Smudge spot cory South America 3.8 SL 1991
Hoplisoma sipaliwini Nail cory South America 4.6 SL 1965
Hoplisoma steindachneri Paraná corydoras South America 5 SL 1973
Hoplisoma sterbai Sterba's cory South America 6.8 SL 1962
Hoplisoma surinamense Suriname cory South America 5.1 SL 1970
Hoplisoma tenebrosum South America 5.5 SL 2025
Hoplisoma thanatos South America 3.7 SL 2022
Hoplisoma trilineatum Threestripe corydoras South America 6.1 SL 1872
Hoplisoma tukano South America 4.1 SL 2003
Hoplisoma urucu Urucu cory South America 2.8 SL 2009
Hoplisoma weitzmani Twosaddle corydoras South America 1971
Hoplisoma xinguenss Xingu corydoras South America 3.7 SL 1972



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