Catfish genera

Helogenes, the driftwood marbled catfishes, is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.

Nangra is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia.

Corumbataia 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, where they are only known from Brazil.

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Kyataphisa is a monospecific genus of sea catfish in the subfamily Ariinae. Its only species, K. nenga (commonly known as kata) is found in the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Pacific Ocean off Thailand. It is found in marine as well as brackish waters, and reaches a maximum length of .

Stenolicmus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Sarcoglanidinae, the psammmophilic catfishes, the only species in the genus is Stenolicmus sarmientoi, a species endemic to Bolivia where it is found in the upper Apere River basin. This species grows to a length of NG.

Porochilus is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to Australia and New Guinea.

Aspredinichthys is a genus of banjo catfishes found in fresh and brackish waters in tropical South America from the Orinoco delta, through the Guianas, to the Amazon delta. Both species are found in lower portions of rivers and in coastal waters of northern South America from Venezuela to northern Brazil where they are benthic fish.

Trachelyichthys is a genus of driftwood catfishes found in tropical South America.

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Sperata is a genus of bagrid catfishes.

Leptodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to South America.

Dasyloricaria is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the armored suckermouth catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in Central and South America. The distribution of these species includes the northwestern South America on the Pacific slope of Colombia and Panama. Its distribution is restricted to the Pacific slope of the Andes, which is a unique pattern of distribution within the subfamily.

Microglanis is a genus of fish in the family Pseudopimelodidae native to South America. This genus has the widest distribution within its family, with species ranging from the Guianas to Venezuela; western slope of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru to the Río de La Plata basin in Argentina. They occur eastward to the Orinoco and Amazon basins. It is also present in the eastern coastal rivers of Brazil.

Pseudolithoxus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes with five described species from the basins of the Orinoco, Casiquiare and upper Rio Negro in Venezuela. Additionally, a possibly undescribed species is known from the Trombetas and Nhamundá rivers in Brazil.

Pseudohemiodon 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.

Corymbophanes is a genus of armored catfish native to South America where they are only known from Guyana. Corymbophanes was originally placed in its own tribe Corymbophanini, but the first comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Hypostominae found Corymbophanes to be nested within the tribe Ancistrini.

Clarotes is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to East Africa.

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

Bleekeriella leptaspis, the triangular shield catfish, boofhead catfish, freshwater forked tailed catfish, salmon catfish, or lesser salmon catfish, is a monospecific genus of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1862, originally under the genus Hexanematichthys. It inhabits marine, brackish and freshwaters in Australia and New Guinea, at a maximum known depth of . It reaches a maximum standard length of .

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

Lithogenes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes. It is the only genus within the subfamily Lithogeninae. The fishes in this genus are found in northern South America.

Heptapterus is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.

Ochmacanthus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes. The fishes in this genus are distributed in South America. O. alternus and O. orinoco originate from the Rio Negro and Orinoco River basins of Brazil and Venezuela. O. batrachstoma inhabits the Paraguay River basin in Brazil. O. flabelliferus lives in river drainages in Guyana and Venezuela. O. reinhardtii is known from the Amazon River basin in Brazil and drainages in French Guiana.

Xyliphius is a genus of banjo catfishes from South America.

Paraloricaria 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.

Myoglanis is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to tropical South America.

Rhamdella is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.

Hemiarius is a genus of sea catfishes found in the coastal waters, estuaries, and rivers from South Asia through New Guinea and Australia to Oceania. Six described species are in this genus:

Pseudobagarius is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae.

Aphanotorulus is a genus of armored catfishes native to the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo and Jaguaribe basins in South America. They typically occur on a sand or gravel bottom in slow to moderately flowing rivers and streams, but some species occur in areas with fast current. The largest species in the genus reaches up to in standard length.

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

Sorubim is a small genus of long-whiskered catfish native to tropical South America. A number of characteristics allows the differentiation of each species in the genus. Sorubim species are important food fish in South America and are highly significant to fisheries of some areas; however, harvests of these fish are not identified as much as other, more popular food fishes such as Colossoma, Arapaima, and Brachyplatystoma. Some species of this family are popular aquarium fish.

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Kronichthys is a genus of armored catfishes endemic to Brazil.

Zungaro is a small genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America, with two recognized species : '' (H. von Ihering, 1898) Zungaro zungaro'' (Humboldt, 1821) (gilded catfish)

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

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

Cochlefelis is a genus of sea catfishes found in coastal and freshwaters from Southeast Asia to Australia. There are currently three described species in this genus.

Oxyropsis is a genus of fish in the family Loricariidae native to South America. These species are distinguished by the presence of a single row of enlarged odontodes along the trunk midline lying adjacent and immediately dorsal to, the lateral line canal. Species of this genus have a depressed head and have relatively large eyes placed ventrolaterally. This genus is most similar to Hypoptopoma in external appearance, which shares the head shape and eye placement. Oxyropsis are elongate and have a narrow caudal peduncle, which distinguishes it from all other Hypoptopomatinae genera except Niob

Stellantia siderea is a species of armored catfish known only from the upper Orinoco basin in Amazonas state, Venezuela. It is the only member of the monospecific genus Stellantia, which forms a tribe with its also monotypic sister genus Colossimystax.

Gephyroglanis is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa.

Xiurenbagrus is a genus of torrent catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Amblycipitidae. It includes three species.

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Propimelodus is a genus of South American catfish of the family Pimelodidae.

Epapterus is a genus of driftwood catfishes that occur in South America. There are currently two described species in this genus.

Steindachneridion is a genus of South American pimelodid catfish (order Siluriformes).

Chasmocranus is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.

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

Centrodoras is a small genus of thorny catfishes found in the Amazon basin of South America.

Pterobunocephalus is a genus of banjo catfishes found in tropical South America.

Ernstichthys is a genus of banjo catfishes that occurs in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.

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

Tridentopsis is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Tridentinae, the pygmy pencil catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.

Genidens is a genus of sea catfishes found along the Atlantic coast of South America. There are currently four recognized species in this genus.

Neoarius is a genus of sea catfishes found on and around the island New Guinea and Australia. They are found in marine, brackish waters and fresh waters with several species restricted solely to freshwater rivers. There are currently six described species in this genus.

Gephyromochlus is a monospecific genus of driftwood catfish in the family Auchenipteridae. It is found in the coastal rivers of the Guianas in South America. Its only species is Gephyromochlus leopardus.

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Silvinichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are endemic to Argentina. Many species are Phreatobites.

Irvineia is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa.