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Scorpiodoras
Scorpiodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
Typhlobelus
Typhlobelus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Glanapteryginae, the miniature pencil catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.
Psammphiletria
Psammphiletria is a genus of loach catfishes found in the Congo River Basin.
Physopyxis
Physopyxis is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
Glanapteryx
Glanapteryx is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Glanapteryginae, the miniature pencil catfishes. These fishes are found in South America.
Pseudotocinclus
Pseudotocinclus is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
Myersglanis
Myersglanis is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia.
Tetracamphilius
Tetracamphilius is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Amphiliidae. It includes four species.
Homodiaetus
Homodiaetus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes.. These fishes are found in South America.
Metaloricaria
Metaloricaria 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.
Denticetopsis
Denticetopsis s a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.
Cetopsorhamdia
Cetopsorhamdia is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.
Megalodoras
Megalodoras is a small genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
Dolichamphilius
Dolichamphilius is a genus of loach catfishes endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are currently two recognized species in this genus.
Otothyris
Otothyris is a genus of armored catfishes endemic to Brazil.
Listrura
Listrura is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Glanapteryginae, the miniature pencil catfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.
Hemidoras
Hemidoras is a small genus of thorny catfishes native to the Amazon basin in South America.
Erethistes
Erethistes is a genus of South Asian river catfishes.
Pogonopoma
Pogonopoma is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the armored catfishes, and the subfamily Rhinelepinae, the rhinelepine plecos. The fishes in this genus are found in rivers in south and southeast Brazil.
Rhamdiopsis
Rhamdiopsis is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America where they are endemic to Brazil. One species, R. krugi, is troglobitic.
Phractura
Phractura is a genus of loach catfishes (order Siluriformes) that occur in Africa.
Bergiaria
Bergiaria is a small genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.
Copionodon
Copionodon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Copionodontinae, the Chapada pencil catfishes. These fishes are endemic to Brazil.
Rhamdioglanis
Rhamdioglanis is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America where they are endemic to Brazil.
Paracetopsis
Paracetopsis is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.
Rhynchodoras
Rhynchodoras is a small genus of thorny catfishes native to South America. Rhynchodoras is closely related to Rhinodoras and Orinocodoras.
Rhinodoras
Rhinodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to South America.
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Exastilithoxus
Exastilithoxus is a small genus of suckermouth armored catfish native to South America.
Pseudexostoma
Pseudexostoma is a genus of fish in the family Sisoridae endemic to China. These species are restricted to the upper Salween (Nujiang River) and one upper branch of the Irrawaddy (Dayinjiang River) in China. P. brachysoma is known only from the middle and lower Nujiang River. P. yunnanensis is only known from the upper Dayinjiang. These rivers were once connected, but are now separated. Also, the environment and temperature of the Nujiang River became greatly different between the northern and southern areas, leading to speciation.
Proeutropiichthys
Proeutropiichthys is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Asia.
Cetopsidium
Cetopsidium is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.
Gladioglanis
Gladioglanis is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.
Conta
Conta is a small genus of South Asian river catfishes native to India and Bangladesh.
Platysilurus
Platysilurus is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.
Plesioptopoma curvidens
Plesioptopoma curvidens is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil, where it is known to occur in the Rio Paraopeba, a tributary of the Rio São Francisco. It is the only species in the genus Plesioptopoma. This species reaches a maximum length of (SL).
Pseudobunocephalus
Pseudobunocephalus is a genus of banjo catfishes.
Microcambeva
Microcambeva is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae.
Harttiella
Harttiella 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 fishes in this genus are found in South America.
Tridensimilis
Tridensimilis is a monotypic 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 only species in this genus is Tridensimilis venezuelae.
Paramphilius
Paramphilius is a genus of loach catfishes found in Africa.
Trichogenes
Trichogenes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. It is currently the only genus in the monogeneric subfamily Trichogeninae. These catfishes are found in South America.
Pseudopimelodus
Pseudopimelodus is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Pseudopimelodidae.
Euchiloglanis
Euchiloglanis was a proposed genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia. Species were moved to other genera once it was synonymised with Chimarrichthys.
Stegophilus
Stegophilus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes. These catfishes are found in rivers in tropical South America.
Henonemus
Henonemus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes.. These fishes are found in South America.
Limatulichthys
thumb | right | alt=1. Loricariichthys microdon, 2. Limatulichthys griseus syn. Loricaria griseus syn. Loricariichthys griseus, 3. Loricariichthys brunneus, 4. Loricariichthys platyurus, 5. Loricariichthys stewarti, 6. Cteniloricaria platystoma syn. Harttia platystoma | 1. Loricariichthys microdon, 2. Limatulichthys griseus syn. Loricaria griseus syn. Loricariichthys griseus, 3. Loricariichthys brunneus, 4. Loricariichthys platyurus, 5. Loricariichthys stewarti, 6. Cteniloricaria platystoma syn. Harttia platystoma Limatulichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the famil
Cheirocerus
Cheirocerus is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.
Nannoplecostomus eleonorae
Nannoplecostomus eleonorae is a species of armored catfish known only from the upper Rio Tocantins basin in the Brazilian state of Goiás. This species grows to a length of SL. This species is the only known member of its genus and the smallest loricariid catfish known.
Platytropius
Platytropius is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Asia. All species are now considered to be extinct.
Carlarius
Carlarius is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Ariidae.
Schultzichthys
Schultzichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes. These catfishes are found in South America.
Spectracanthicus
Spectracanthicus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfish endemic to the Tapajós, Xingu and Tocantins river basins in Brazil where often found in fast-flowing waters. The largest species in the genus reaches up to in standard length. They feed on algae and small invertebrates.
Doumea
Doumea is a genus of loach catfishes native to Africa.
Creteuchiloglanis
Creteuchiloglanis is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia.
Plectrochilus
Plectrochilus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Vandelliinae, the haematophagic catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.
Otothyropsis
thumb | right Otothyropsis is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America. ==Species== There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
Amarginops
Amarginops is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa where they are only found in Congo River system.
Xenoclarias
Xenoclarias is a genus of airbreathing catfishes (family Clariidae) endemic to Lake Victoria. This genus contains two species Xenoclarias eupogon (Norman, 1928) (Lake Victoria deepwater catfish) Xenoclarias holobranchus Greenwood, 1958
Congoglanis
Congoglanis is a genus of loach catfishes found in the Congo River system of Africa. This genus is considered the sister group of all other species in the subfamily Doumeinae.