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Hoplosternum magdalenae Eigenmann, 1913

Source-backed taxonomic record

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 magdalenae, the striped hoplo, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Callichthyinae of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. It is found west of the Andes, in the drainages of Sinu River and Magdalena River in Colombia.

Wikipedia contributors, Hoplosternum magdalenae; 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 magdalenae Eigenmann, 1913
Name authority
Eigenmann, 1913
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderSiluriformes
  11. familyCallichthyidae Bonaparte, 1835
  12. subfamilyCallichthyinae Bonaparte, 1835
  13. genusHoplosternum Gill, 1858
  14. speciesHoplosternum magdalenae Eigenmann, 1913

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hoplosternum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828)CallichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hoplosternum punctatum Meek & Hildebrand, 1916CallichthyidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 129 records assigned to Callichthyidae.

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.

  1. Ellis, M. D. (1913). The plated nematognaths. Annals of the Carnegie Museum, v. 8 (nos 3–4) (art. 13): 384–413, Pls. 25–31. 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:3MN63. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.