Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hoplosternum littorale is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Callichthyinae of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. It is known as Tamatá in Brazil, atipa in French Guiana, hassa in Guyana, kwi kwi (or kwie kwie) in Suriname, cascadu or cascadura in Trinidad and Tobago, and busco or currito in Venezuela.
Wikipedia contributors, Hoplosternum littorale; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:49:54.818045+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828)
- Name authority
- (Hancock, 1828)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Genus
- Hoplosternum
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyCallichthyidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyCallichthyinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusHoplosternum Gill, 1858
- speciesHoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hoplosternum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hoplosternum magdalenae Eigenmann, 1913 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplosternum punctatum Meek & Hildebrand, 1916 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hoplosternum schreineri Miranda Ribeiro, 1911 Miranda Ribeiro, 1911 | synonym |
| Hoplosternum thoracatum cayennae Hoedeman, 1961 Hoedeman, 1961 | synonym |
| Hoplosternum littoralis daillyi Hoedeman, 1952 Hoedeman, 1952 | synonym |
| Hoplosternum littoralis | synonym |
| Callichthys albidus Valenciennes, 1840 Valenciennes, 1840 | synonym |
| Callichthys chiquitos Castelnau, 1855 Castelnau, 1855 | synonym |
| Callichthys laevigatus Valenciennes, 1834 Valenciennes, 1834 | synonym |
| Callichthys littoralis Hancock, 1828 Hancock, 1828 | synonym |
| Callichthys melampterus Cope, 1872 Cope, 1872 | synonym |
| Callichthys subulatus Valenciennes, 1840 Valenciennes, 1840 | synonym |
| Cascadura maculocephala Ellis, 1913 Ellis, 1913 | synonym |
| Cataphractops melampterus (Cope, 1872) (Cope, 1872) | synonym |
| Hoplosternum laevigatum (Valenciennes, 1836) (Valenciennes, 1836) | synonym |
| Hoplosternum stevardii Gill, 1858 Gill, 1858 | synonym |
| Hoplosternum littorale daillyi Hoedeman, 1952 Hoedeman, 1952 | synonym |
| Hoplosternum shirui Fowler, 1940 Fowler, 1940 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1014873 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3MN5Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.