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Callichthyidae

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Callichthyidae

Summary

Callichthyidae is a taxon[1]. Callichthyidae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347 views/month, #1,577 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Callichthyidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Callichthyidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Callichthyidae belongs to the parent taxon Loricarioidea[5].
  • Callichthyidae is classified within Siluriformes[6].
  • Callichthyidae belongs to the parent taxon Loricarioidei[7].
  • Callichthyidae's scientific name is Callichthyidae[8].
  • Callichthyidae's Commons category is recorded as Callichthyidae[9].
  • Callichthyidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Callichthyidae[10].
  • Callichthyidae's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[11].
  • Callichthyidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Panzerwelse'}[12].
  • Callichthyidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwielenwelse'}[13].
  • Callichthyidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Armored catfish'}[14].
  • Callichthyidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カッリクテュス科'}[15].
  • Callichthyidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลาแพะ'}[16].
  • Callichthyidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'pantsermeervallen'}[17].
  • Callichthyidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'pansermallefamilien'}[18].

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Classification

Callichthyidae's scientific name is Callichthyidae[8]. Callichthyidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Loricarioidea[5], Siluriformes[6], and Loricarioidei[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Panzerwelse'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwielenwelse'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Armored catfish'}[14], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カッリクテュス科'}[15], {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลาแพะ'}[16], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'pantsermeervallen'}[17].

Identifiers

Callichthyidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 83936[19]. Callichthyidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 31012[20]. Callichthyidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5109[21]. Callichthyidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8975[22]. Callichthyidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 164279[23].

Why It Matters

Callichthyidae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347 views/month, #1,577 of 195,241).[2] Callichthyidae has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Callichthyidae is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Pisces. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Catalog of Fishes. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Loricarioidea, Siluriformes, Loricarioidei
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    Taxon rank → family
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