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Brown Hoplo
James-LaFontaine, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Catfish

Brown Hoplo

Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828)

kwikwi Sranan Tongokwikwi Surinamese Dutch
LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBrown Hoplo
DutchPantservis
SpanishCascarudo
Chinese滨岸护胸鲇
Sranan Tongokwikwi
Surinamese Dutchkwikwi
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameHoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828)

About this species

Hoplosternum littorale is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Callichthyinae of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. It is known as Tamatá in Brazil, atipa in French Guiana, hassa in Guyana, kwi kwi (or kwie kwie) in Suriname, cascadu or cascadura in Trinidad and Tobago, and busco or currito in Venezuela.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyCallichthyidae
GenusHoplosternum

In Suriname

55Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1851First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini6
  • Coronie3
  • Paramaribo3
  • Marowijne2
  • Nickerie2
  • Saramacca2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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