Hoplosternum punctatum
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| Hoplosternum punctatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Hoplosternum |
| Species: | H. punctatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplosternum punctatum | |
Hoplosternum punctatum, the spotted hoplo, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Callichthyinae of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This species is only found in the Atrato River basin in Colombia and in the Pacific coastal drainages of Panama, in southern Central America.[3]