Armoured catfish may refer to:
*Family
Loricariidae
Loricariidae is the largest family (biology), family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with over 90 genus, genera and just over 680 species. Loricariids originate from freshwater habitats of Costa Rica, Panama, and tropical and subtropical South A ...
: The armoured suckermouth catfish, also known as suckermouth catfish, armoured catfish or simply 'plecs' or 'plecos'
*Family
Callichthyidae
Callichthyidae is a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes), called armored catfishes due to the two rows of bony plates (or scutes) along the lengths of their bodies. It contains some of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish, such as many ...
: armoured catfish, includes the genera
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Corydoras
''Corydoras'' is a genus of freshwater catfish in the family Callichthyidae and subfamily Corydoradinae. The species usually have more restricted areas of endemism than other callichthyids, but the area of distribution of the entire genus almos ...
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Callichthys'', known as the armoured catfish
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Hoplosternum'', known as the brown hoplo, cascadura or armoured catfish and in Guyana it's called Hassa.
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Callichthys callichthys'', a species popular in the aquarium trade, common name 'armoured catfish'
*The thorny catfishes,
Doradidae, are also sometimes referred to as armoured catfish
{{Animal common name
Armored catfish
Fish common names