Hoplisoma diphyes
Species of fish
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Hoplisoma diphyes, the variable cory, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes.[2] This catfish is endemic to Paraguay where it is restricted to tributaries of the río Monday and the río Acaray, both right bank tributaries of the río Paraná.[1] This small catfish attains a maximum standard length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in).[3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Hoplisoma |
| Species: | H. diphyes |
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