Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law. Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay. Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Regis Nossent,
Alberto Esquivel, Arne Lesterhuis, Rebbeca Zarza, José Luis Cartes and Hugo del Castillo and are used with their permission.
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FIGURE 1 - Callichthys callichthys - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Lindsey Deignan May 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2 - Callichthys callichthys juvenile - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Lindsey Deignan May 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
CALLICHTHYIDAE - ARMOURED CATFISH
A family of prehistoric-looking, heavily-scaled catfish - their "armour" consisting of overlapping bony plates. Some species in this family spawn within foam nests, formed by the male through a mixture of mucus and air. The eggs are deposited within the protective bubbles that make up the nest.
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