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Callichthyidae
Callichthyidae
Translingual
Proper noun
Callichthyidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Siluriformes – armored catfishes, native to tropical South America.
Hypernyms
- (family): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Ostariophysi - superorder; Siluriformes - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Callichthyinae, Corydoradinae - subfamily