Lepthoplosternum pectorale

Lepthoplosternum pectorale
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Callichthyidae
Genus:	Lepthoplosternum
Species:	L. pectorale
Binomial name
Lepthoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger, 1895) [2]
Synonyms [2]
Callichthys pectoralisBoulenger, 1895 Hoplosternum pectorale(Boulenger, 1895)

Lepthoplosternum pectorale is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae and the subfamily Callichthyinae, the armoured catfishes. ^[2] It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay where it occurs in the Paraguay River. ^[3]

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepthoplosternum pectorale". FishBase . December 2011 version.

1. Frederico, R.G. (2023). "Lepthoplosternum pectorale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T187193A1824514. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T187193A1824514.en . Retrieved 2 December 2025.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lepthoplosternum". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 December 2025.
3. Reis, Roberto E.; Kaefer, Cíntia C. (2005). Armbruster, J. W. (ed.). "Two New Species of the Neotropical Catfish Genus Lepthoplosternum (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Callichthyidae)". Copeia . 2005 (4): 724–731. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2005)005[0724:TNSOTN]2.0.CO;2. S2CID   85923637.