Hoplosternum littorale

Hoplosternum littorale
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Callichthyidae
Genus:	Hoplosternum
Species:	H. littorale
Binomial name
Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828)
Synonyms
Callichthys littoralis Hancock, 1828 Callichthys laevigatus Valenciennes, 1836 Callichthys subulatus Valenciennes, 1840 Callichthys albidus Valenciennes, 1840 Callichthys chiquitos Castelnau, 1855 Hoplosternum stevardii T. N. Gill, 1858 Callichthys melampterus Cope, 1872 Hoplosternum schreineri A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1911 Cascadura maculocephala M. D. Ellis, 1913 Hoplosternum shirui Fowler, 1940 Hoplosternum littorale daillyi Hoedeman, 1952 Hoplosternum thoracatum cayennae Hoedeman, 1961

Hoplosternum littorale is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) belonging to the Callichthyinae subfamily of the family Callichthyidae. It is known as tamuatá in Brazil, atipa in French Guiana, hassa in Guyana, kwi kwi (or kwie kwie [1]) in Suriname, cascadu or cascadura in Trinidad and Tobago, and busco or currito in Venezuela.^[1]