Catfish genera

Akysis is the largest genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae.

Tatia is a genus of small South American catfishes belonging to Auchenipteridae, the driftwood catfish family.

Hoplosternum is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae and the subfamily Callichthyinae, the armoured catfishes. The genus Holplosternum is found in southern Central America and South America.

Pseudancistrus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America.

Ageneiosus is a genus of driftwood catfishes found mostly in South America with one species extending into Central America.

Cathorops is a genus of catfishes in the family Ariidae found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. These species are found in the eastern and western Central and South America in brackish and freshwater habitats. This genus is a strongly supported clade of this family. It consists of a natural group in which the monophyly is well-defined by morphological and molecular evidence and the genus probably includes several unrecognized species from both American coasts.

Belodontichthys is a genus of sheatfishes native to Asia.

Hemisilurus is a genus of sheatfishes native to Southeast Asia.

Sturisoma is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South and Central America.

Tandanus is a genus of eeltail catfishes endemic to Australia.

Hypoptopoma is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.

Atopochilus is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to Africa.

genus of fishes

Liobagrus is a genus of catfishes of the family Amblycipitidae. Liobagrus fishes are distributed in the Yangtze River basin, Taiwan, Japan, and the Korea Peninsula. The adipose fin of these fishes is a confluent with the caudal fin. The nostrils are far apart, unlike those found in Amblyceps. Most Liobagrus species grow to about SL.

Channallabes is a genus of airbreathing catfishes found in Africa.

Sciades is a genus of sea catfishes mostly found along the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea coasts of Central and South America. One species, S. dowii, occurs on the Pacific side from Panama to Ecuador. The genus Ariopsis has been merged with Sciades by some authorities.

Leiocassis is a genus of bagrid catfishes found mostly in Southeast Asia with some species occurring in China.

Ceratoglanis is a genus of sheatfishes native to Asia.

Acestridium is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.

Cordylancistrus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfish native to South America. It is much the same as Chaetostoma. The few differences are a wider head, longer cheek odontodes, and plates on the snout. Cordylancistrus can be found in rivers and streams high in the Andes, from Venezuela to Colombia.

Epactionotus is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.

Spatuloricaria is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America and southern Central America.

Galeichthys is a genus of sea catfishes in the family Ariidae, the only genus in the subfamily Galeichthyinae. It includes four predominantly marine species distributed in Southern Africa and northwestern South America: Galeichthys ater Castelnau, 1861 (Black sea catfish) Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840 (White barbel), the type species Galeichthys peruvianus Lütken, 1874 (Peruvian sea catfish) Galeichthys trowi Kulongowski, 2010

thumb|250px|Megalechis thoracata Megalechis is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae and the subfamily Callichthyinae, the armoured catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.

genus of fishes

Harttia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The species in this genus are founsd in South America.

Netuma is a genus of sea catfishes found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in marine, brackish and fresh waters from the coasts of Africa to Australia to China. There are currently three recognized species in this genus.

Amphilius is a genus of catfishes of the family Amphiliidae.

genus of fishes

Pseudacanthicus is a genus of medium to large-sized suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America, where found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as rivers of the Guianas. They are primarily found in fast-flowing waters, sometimes relatively deep. They are sometimes kept in aquariums.

Tachysurus is a genus of bagrid catfishes found in eastern Asia and as a fossil in Africa. The currently recognized species in this genus are: Tachysurus adiposalis (Ōshima, 1919) Tachysurus albomarginatus (Rendahl, 1928) Tachysurus analis (Nichols, 1930) Tachysurus argentivittatus (Regan, 1905) Tachysurus aurantiacus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Tachysurus brachyrhabdion (Cheng, Ishihara & Zhang, 2008) Tachysurus brashnikowi (Berg, 1907) - Brazhnikov's catfish Tachysurus brevianalis (Regan, 1908) Tachysurus brevicaudatus (Wu, 1930) Tachysurus brevicorpus (Mori, 1936) - Korean stumpy

Silonia is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Asia.

Hisonotus is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America. Species of Hisonotus and Curculionichthys are the only representatives of the subfamily Otothyrinae having serrae on the posterior edge of the pectoral fin spine. These species are small fishes, generally found in small fast flowing streams, where they grasp to the branches and leaves of aquatic or subaquatic plants. The species of this genus mostly occur in Atlantic coastal streams of southern Brazil and the Paraguay-Paraná system of southern South America. They are also distributed in the Río de La Plata basin and coastal riv

Rhamdia is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes found in Mexico, Central and South America. These catfishes are nocturnal, opportunistic carnivores, found in a wide range of freshwater habitats. This genus includes a number of troglobitic members, encompassing a number of taxa, including R. enfurnada, R. guasarensis, R. laluchensis, R. laticauda, R. macuspanensis, R. quelen, R. reddelli and R. zongolicensis. In a few of these only some of their populations are troglobitic.

Loricariichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.

Pareuchiloglanis is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia. These species are rheophilic catfish chiefly found in the headwaters of major rivers in South and East Asia. They originate from the Brahmaputra drainage in India, east and south to the Yangtze drainage in China and the Annamese Cordillera drainages in southern Vietnam. Two species are known from the Mekong River: P. myzostoma and P. gracilicaudata. Four species are known from the (upper Mekong River) drainage of China: P. abbreviatus, P. gracilicaudata, P. myzostoma and P. prolixdorsalis.

Bunocephalus is a genus of banjo catfishes from South America. It is found in Magdalena, Orinoco, Amazon, Paraguay-Paraná, and São Francisco Rivers. It is also the only aspredinid genus found west of the Andes, found in the Atrato, San Juan, and Patía Rivers. This genus is a part of the family Aspredinidae, known as banjo catfishes for their large, flattened heads and slender tails that give the appearance of a banjo. Most species exhibit cryptic coloration, and the same holds true among Bunocephalus species. The skin is completely keratinized and is covered by large, unculiferous tubercles. B

Pseudecheneis is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia.

Paradoxoglanis is a genus of electric catfishes native to Africa, with all known species being endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The species in this genus range from about 11–17 centimetres (4.3–6.7 in) SL.

species of fish

genus of fishes

Acrochordonichthys is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae. It includes ten species.

Doras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.

Microsynodontis is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to freshwater rivers in western Africa. The genus was originally described by British-Belgian zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1903 based upon the type species Microsynodontis batesii. The name microsynodontis comes from the Greek word mikro, meaning small, and the Greek term synodon, meaning "with the teeth all growing together".

Gymnallabes is a genus of airbreathing catfishes found in Africa. Gymnallabes species are thin and eel-like for burrowing.

Conorhynchos conirostris is a monotypic genus of catfish (order Siluriformes).

Sturisomatichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the armored suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South and Central America.

Parancistrus is a small genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America.

Gagata is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia.

Auchenoglanis is a genus of relatively large, up to SL, claroteid catfishes native to various freshwater habitats in Africa.

Bagrichthys is a genus of bagrid catfishes.

Phreatobius, also known as cistern catfishes, is a genus of very small catfishes (order Siluriformes) from tropical South America.

Leporacanthicus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America.

Miuroglanis is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. The only species in the genus is Miuroglanis platycephalus. This species is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Solimões River basin. This species grows to a length of NG.

Phyllonemus is a genus of claroteid catfish native to Africa where it is only found in Lake Tanganyika.

Bathybagrus is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa where they are only found in Lake Tanganyika.

Acanthodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to rivers of tropical South America.

Pimelodella is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.

species of fish

Horabagrus is a genus of catfish in the family Horabagridae endemic to rivers in the Western Ghats in Kerala and Karnataka, India. H. brachysoma is an important food fish and members of this genus can be found in the aquarium trade.