Western Cascarudo
Callichthys fabricioi
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Fish
Callichthys fabricioi is a species of fershwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Callichthyinae of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This fish has a maximum standard length of 12.5 cm (4.9 in). C. fabricioi is found in the trans-Andean upper Cauca River in the Magdalena River basin of Colombia. Although described in 1999, two other cogener fish have since been discovered.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Genus
- Callichthys