Hoplosternum punctatum

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Hoplosternum punctatum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Hoplosternum
Species:
H. punctatum
Binomial name
Hoplosternum punctatum
Meek & Hildebrand, 1916

Hoplosternum punctatum is a species of catfish of the family Callichthyidae. This species is only found in the Atrato River basin in Colombia and in the Pacific coastal drainages of Panama, in southern Central America. [1]

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References

  1. Reis, Roberto E. (1998-05-14). "Hoplosternum Gill 1858". Tree of Life Web Project . Retrieved 2007-07-04.