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no.063
3 Beacon Pleco
-
Leporacanthicus
triactis
no.025
3D Transparent Bagrid
-
Hyalobagrus flavus
no.053
3-stripe African Glass Catfish
-
Pareutropius buffei
no.079
Adolfo's Cory -
Corydoras
adolfoi
no.072
African Bullhead
-
Lophiobagrus cyclurus
no.059
African Whiptailed Catfish
- Phractura ansorgii
no.262
Alberts Synodontis -
Synodontis alberti
no.196
Amblydoras Robocop -
Hypodoras forficulatus
no.185
Anchor Catfish -
Erethistes jerdoni
no.003
Angel Catfish
-
Synodontis
angelica
no.095
Armoured Catfish -
Callichthys callichthys
no.136
Asian Cory -
Chandramara chandramara
no. 045
Asian Glass Catfish -
Kryptopterus vitreolus
no.112
Asian mini bee cat -
Pseudolaguvia shawi
no.100
Asian Red Tailed Catfish -
Hemibagrus wyckioides
no.091
Asian Stinging Catfish -
Heteropneustes fossilis
no.185
Asian Stone Cat -
Erethistes jerdoni
no.138
Asian Stream Catfish -
Akysis longifilis
no.172
Asian Upside Down Catfish -
Mystus leucophasis
no.124
Baby Whale Catfish -
Cetopsis coecutiens
no. 282
Baianinho Cory
-
Scleromystax lacerdai
no.167
Baianinho II
-
Scleromystax
sp.
(C112)
no.189
Baianinho III -
Scleromystax
sp.
(C113)
no.006
Bandit Corydoras
-
Corydoras
metae
no.087
Banjo Catfish
-
Bunocephalus
coracoideus
no.196
Banjo Ciber – Acanthodoras sp.
-
Hypodoras forficulatus
no.214
Barnards Rock Catfish -
Austroglanis barnardi
no.125
Bearded Cory -
Scleromystax barbatus
no.112
Bee cat -
Pseudolaguvia shawi
no.005
Black Bullhead
-
Ameiurus
melas
no.127
Black Collared Catfish -
Horabagrus nigricollaris
no.114
Black Doradid -
Oxydoras niger
no.156
Black Driftwood Catfish -
Trachycorystes trachycorystes
no.148
Black Jaguar Catfish -
Liosomadoras morrowi
no.044
Black Lancer
-
Bagrichthys
macracanthus
no.206
Black Oto -
Otothyropsis piribebuy
no. 081
Black-spot Catfish
-
Corydoras ambiacus
no. 287
Blackspotted squeaker -
Synodontis nigromaculatus
no.075
Black-Spotted Synodontis
-
Synodontis acanthomias
no.107
Black Tandon -
Neosilurus ater
no.259
Black Top Mouse Catfish -
Hassar orestis
no.052
BlueCatfish
-
Neoarius graeffei
no.176
Blue Catfish -
Ictalurus furcatus
no.176
Blue Channel Catfish -
Ictalurus furcatus
no.071
Blue-eyed Pleco
-
Panaque
cochliodon
no.124
Blue Shark Catfish -
Cetopsis coecutiens
no.124
Blue Torpedo Catfish -
Cetopsis coecutiens
no.124
Blue Whale Catfish -
Cetopsis coecutiens
no.180
Bressou sea catfish -
Aspistor quadriscutis
no.090
Brichards Synodontis
-
Synodontis brichardi
no.252
Brindled Madtom -
Noturus miurus
no.221
Bristly pine-cone pleco -
Rhinelepis strigosa
no.155
Bristly whiptail catfish -
Rineloricaria latirostris
no.300
Broadhead whiptail
-
Pseudohemiodon laticeps
no.002
Bronze Cory -
Corydoras
aeneus
no.008
Brown Bullhead
-
Ameiurus
nebulosus
no.033
Brown-spotted Syno
-
Synodontis
robbiana
no.250
Bug-Eyed Synodontis
-
Synodontis pleurops
no.024
Bumblebee Catfish
-
Pseudomystus
siamensis
no.051
Bumblebee Cory
-
Corydoras tukano
no.207
Burmese Silver Glass Cat -
Pseudeutropius moolenburghae
no.043
Butter Cat
-
Ameiurus natalis
no.110
Butter Catfish -
Ompok bimaculatus
no.199
Butterfish -
Schilbe intermedius
no.275
Camouflaged catfish
-
Bunocephalus amaurus
no.124
Candiru -
Cetopsis coecutiens
no.230
Cascudo
-
Hoplosternum littorale
no.282
C015 -
Scleromystax lacerdai
no.126
C027 -
Corydoras seussi
no.307
C035 -
Aspidoras albater
no.135
C111 -
Corydoras nijsseni
no.167
C112
-
Scleromystax
sp.
no.189
C113 -
Scleromystax
sp.
no.305
C115/C116 -
Corydoras fulleri
no.104
C125 -
Aspidoras
sp.
no.200
CW010 -
Corydoras
sp.
no.298
CW030 -
Corydoras
sp.
no.062
Channel Cat
-
Ictalurus punctatus
no.218
Chocolate coloured catfish -
Rineloricaria
lanceolata
no.244
Chocolate talking catfish
-
Acanthodoras spinosissimus
no.230
Clay Hoplo -
Hoplosternum littorale
no.054
Clown Catfish
-
Synodontis decora
s
no. 283
Clown Catfish
-
Gagata cenia
no.161
Colombian Shark -
Ariopsis seemanni
no.154
Common Pleco -
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
no.069
Common Whiptail Catfish
-
Rineloricaria
parva
no.177
Common Woodcat -
Trachelyopterus galeatus
no.108
Congo Synodontis -
Synodontis congica
no.131
Coral Catfish -
Plotosus lineatus
no.225
Corydoras
sp "San Juan"
- Corydoras napoensis
no.190
Craggy Head Banjo Catfish -
Bunocephalus verrucosus
no.111
Croaking Spiny Catfish
-
Amblydoras nauticus
no.146
Crystal-eyed Catfish -
Hemibagrus wyckii
no.031
Dainty Corydoras
-
Corydoras
habrosus
no.053
Debauwi Cat
-
Pareutropius
buffei
no.078
Devil Catfish
-
Bagarius
bagarius
no.057
Duckbill Catfish
-
Sorobim
lima
no.203
Dusky Doradid -
Anadoras grypus
no.185
Dwarf Anchor Catfish
-
Erethistes jerdoni
no.032
Dwarf Corydoras
-
Corydoras hastatus
no.092
Dwarf Giraffe Catfish
-
Notoglanidium macrostoma
no.030
Dwarf Hoplo
-
Lepthoplosternum
pectorale
no.205
Dwarf Lake Syno -
Synodontis lucipinnis
no.272
Dwarf marbled catfish -
Microglanis poecilus
no.288
Dwarf Parasitic Catfish -
Tridensimilis brevis
no.273
Dwarf Synodontis -
Microsynodontis batesii
no.226
Dwarf Wood Cat -
Helogenes marmoratus
no.163
Eel Catfish -
Channallabes apus
no.049
Eel-tailed Catfish
-
Tandanus tandanus
no.130
Electric Catfish -
Malapterurus electricus
no.188
Elegant Corydoras -
Corydoras elegans
no.232
Elongate Mouse Catfish -
Leptodoras linnelli
no.055
Emerald Catfish
-
Brochis
splendens
no.197
Eye-spot Synodontis -
Synodontis ocellifer
no.223
Fairy Corydoras -
Corydoras atropersonatus
no.148
False Adolfoi -
Corydoras duplicareus
no.102
False Asian Red Tailed Catfish -
Hemibagrus nemerus
no.010
False Bumblebee Catfish
-
Pseudomystus
stenomus
no.150
False Blotch Tail Cory -
Corydoras similis
no.038
False Corydoras
-
Corydoras
pauciradiatus
no.307
False macropterus -
Aspidoras albater
no.141
False nattereri -
Scleromystax prionotos
no.041
False Sucker
-
Parotocinclus
maculicauda
no.143
False Upside-down catfish
- Synodontis nigrita
no.171
Feather Barbels Catfish -
Ossanacora punctata
no.016
Feather-fin Catfish
-
Synodontis
euptera
no.029
Flagtail Catfish
-
Dianema
urostriatam
no.296
Flag-tailed Cory
-
Corydoras robineae
no.173
Flash Pleco -
Panaqolus albivermis
no.085
Flathead Catfish
-
Pylodictis
olivaris
no.164
Flyer Cat -
Pseudolithoxus anthrax
no.028
Fischer's Catfish
-
Synodontis afrofischeri
no.187
Fog Doradid -
Rhinodoras dorbignyi
no.091
Fossil Cat -
Heteropneustes fossilis
no.204
Fox Face Pimelodella -
Goeldiella eques
no.222
Freckled Madtom -
Noturus nocturnus
no.170
Freshwater Shark -
Wallago attu
no.206
Frog Catfish -
Batrochoglanis raninus
no.021
Galaxy Pleco
-
Leporacanthicus galaxias
no.249
Gamero's Woodcat
-
Entomocorus gameroi
no.277
Gangetic ailia -
Ailia coila
no.045
Ghost Catfish
-
Kryptopterus vitreolus
no.133
Giant Brochis -
Brochis britskii
no.300
Giant Whiptail Catfish
-
Pseudohemiodon laticeps
no.278
Giant White Spot Pleco
-
Hypostomus
regani
no.065
Giant u
psidedown catfish
-
Synodontis batensoda
no.050
Gibby
-
Pterygoplichthys
gibbiceps
no.109
Giraffe Catfish -
Auchenoglanis occidentalis
no.288
Glass Candiru -
Tridensimilis brevis
no.110
Glass Catfish -
Ompok bimaculatus
no.288
Glass Parasitic Catfish
-
Tridensimilis brevis
no.299
Glass schilbid
-
Parailia pellucida
no.200
Gold laser cory -
Corydoras
sp. (CW010)
no.080
Gold Marble Bristlenose Catfish
-
Ancistrus
claro
no.145
Gold Spot Dwarf Pleco -
Parotocinclus spilosoma
no.217
Golden Heterodon -
Leporacanthicus heterodon
no. 284
Golden Otocinclus -
Otocinclus affinis
no.227
Golden Red Tail Catfish -
Horabagrus brachysoma
no.228
Gold Stripe Panaque
-
Panaqolus
sp.
(L169)
no.122
Goldie Pleco -
Scobiancistrus aureatus
no.285
Goonch -
Bagarius yarrelli
no.243
Graceful pimelodella -
Pimelodella gracilis
no.270
Granular Synodontis -
Synodontis granulosus
no.238
Granulated catfish -
Pterodoras granulosus
no.182
Grass Cutter Catfish -
Schilbe marmoratus
no.118
Green-Gold Corydoras -
Corydoras melanotaenia
no.268
Green Oto -
Hisonotus aky
no.098
Green Phantom pleco -
Hemiancistrus subviridis
no.093
Greshoff's Catfish
-
Synodontis greshoffi
no.096
Guapore Cory -
Corydoras guapore
no.213
Guenther's African Suckermouth -
Euchilichthys guentheri
no. 289
Harlequin Lancer -
Bagroides melapterus
no.101
Helicopter catfish -
Wallagonia leerii
no.271
Helmet Catfish -
Cranoglanis bouderius
no.241
Hi fin Mystus -
Mystus bocourti
no.247
High-headed smoothshield catfish -
Leiocassis poeciloptera
no.297
Highway Catfish -
Tachysurus trilineatus
no.129
Hog-nosed Brochis
-
Brochis multiradiatus
no.204
Horsehead Pimelodid -
Goeldiella eques
no.208
Horseman Cory -
Corydoras eques
no.136
Hummingbird catfish -
Chandramara chandramara
no.139
Indawgyi stream catfish -
Akysis prashadi
no.077
Indian frog-mouth catfish
-
Chaca
chaca
no.215
Indian Shovelmouth Catfish -
Sperata aor
no.132
Indian torrent catfish -
Amblyceps mangois
no.254
Indian Whiptail Catfish -
Sisor rabdophorus
no.117
Iridescent Shark -
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
no.113
Ivory Synodontis -
Synodontis bastiani
no.103
Jaguar Catfish -
Liosomadoras oncinus
no.237
Jelly Catfish -
Lophiosilurus nigricaudus
no.049
Jewfish
-
Tandanus
tandanus
no.161
Jordans Catfish -
Ariopsis seemanni
no.086
Kampango
-
Bagrus meridionalis
no.245
King Tiger Pleco
-
Hypancistrus
sp.
(L066)
no.263
L010a -
Rineloricaria
sp. (L010a)
no.122
L014 -
Scobiancistrus aureatus
no.184
L047 -
Baryancistrus chrysolomus
no.245
L066
-
Hypancistrus
sp.
(L066)
no.063
L091
-
Leporacanthicus
triactis
no.224
L102 -
Hypancistrus inspector
no.242
L127 -
Peckoltia lujani
no.144
L128 -
Hemiancistrus
sp. (L128)
no.228
L169 -
Panaqolus
sp.
(L169)
no.134
L183 -
Ancistrus dolichopterus
no.149
L190 -
Panaque nigrolineatus
no.098
L200 -
Hemiancistrus subviridis
no.173
L204 -
Panaqolus albivermis
no.242
L207 -
Peckoltia lujani
no.164
L235 -
Pseudolithoxus anthrax
no.290
L305 -
Peckoltia braueri
no.245
L333 -
Hypancistrus
sp.
(L066)
no.228
LDA001 -
Panaqolus
sp.
(L169)
no.080
LDA008
-
Ancistrus claro
no.206
LG2 -
Otothyropsis piribebuy
no.098
Lemon Spotted Green Pleco
-
Hemiancistrus subviridis
no.011
Leopard Acanthicus
-
Pseudacanthicus
leopardus
no.302
Leopard Candiru -
Ituglanis metae
no.166
Leopard Catfish -
Leiarius perruno
no.052
Lesser Salmon Catfish
-
Neoarius graeffei
no.057
Lima Shovel-Nosed Catfish
-
Sorobim
lima
no.129
Long-finned Brochis -
Brochis multiradiatus
no.017
Long-nosed Raphael Catfish
-
Orinocodoras eigenmanni
no.240
Long-Nosed Synodontis -
Synodontis longirostris
no.023
Long-nosed Whiptail
-
Sturisoma
barbatum
no.215
Long-whiskered catfish -
Sperata aor
no.184
Mango pleco -
Baryancistrus chrysolomus
no.058
Marbled Synodontis
-
Synodontis
schoutedeni
no.111
Marbled Talking Catfish -
Amblydoras nauticus
no.165
Martha's
Brachyrhamdia
-
Brachyrhamdia marthae
no.210
Max cat -
Rhamdia quelen
no.115
Mees' pimelodid -
Brachyrhamdia meesi
no.123
Mekong giant catfish -
Pangasianodon gigas
no.037
Menezes's Aspidoras
-
Aspidoras
menezesi
no.097
Midnight Catfish -
Auchenipterichthys coracoideus
no.120
Milky Way Woodcat -
Tatia galaxias
no.261
Mosaic Corydoras -
Corydoras reticulatus
no.088
Moth Catfish
-
Erithistes hara
no.066
Mother of Snails Catfish
-
Megalodorus
uranoscopus
no.114
Mother of Snails Catfish
- Oxydoras niger
no.186
Mottled Eel-Tailed Banjo Catfish -
Platystacus cotylephorus
no.266
Mountain Catfish -
Nematogenys inermis
no.191
Mouse catfish -
Tennelus leporhinus
no.019
Moustache Catfish
-
Synodontis
membranaceus
no.043
Mudcat
-
Ameiurus
natalis
no.007
Narcissus Cory
-
Corydoras
narcissus
no.107
Narrow-fronted Tandon
-
Neosilurus ater
no.279
Ninja Tatia -
Centromochlus musaicus
no.219
Obbes' catfish -
Porochilus obbesi
no.212
One-spot Synodontis -
Synodontis notatus
no.119
Ornate Bagrid -
Chrysichthys ornatus
no.193
Ornate pim -
Pimelodus ornatus
no. 292
Pac-Man Catfish -
Lophiosilurus alexandri
no.074
Panda Cory
-
Corydoras panda
no.039
Payne's Catfish
-
Mochokiella
paynei
no.219
Paraguay Shark-cat -
Auchenipterus nigripinnis
no.251
Pemecou sea catfish
-
Sciades herzbergii
no.249
Penguin Woodcat
-
Entomocorus gameroi
no.303
Pennant-tailed suckermouth
-
Chiloglanis anoterus
no.089
Peppered Corydoras
-
Corydoras
paleatus
no.060
Perugia's Woodcat
-
Duringlanis perugiae
no.061
Pictus cat
-
Pimelodus pictus
no.162
Pyjama Catfish -
Mystus tengara
no.157
Pygmy Cory -
Corydoras pygmaeus
no.067
Pigmy Driftwood
-
Trachelyichthys exilis
no.235
Port Hoplo -
Megalechis picta
no.083
Port Hoplo -
Megalechis thoracata
no.152
Porthole Catfish -
Dianema longibarbis
no.106
Pyjama Cat -
Synodontis flavitaeniata
no.003
Polka-dot Catfish -
Synodontis
angelicus
no.160
Poll's Syno -
Synodontis polli
no.099
Pulcher Mystus
-
Mystus pulcher
no.046
Pygmy Catfish
-
Synodontis
petricola
no.040
Pygmy Synodontis
-
Microsynodontis
polli
no.073
Raphael Catfish
-
Platydoras armatulus
no.263
Red Lizard Cat
-
Rineloricaria
sp. (L010a)
no.082
Red Tailed Catfish
-
Phractocephalus
hemioliopterus
no.158
Red-tailed Synodontis -
Synodontis clarias
no.153
Rendahl's Catfish -
Porochilus rendahli
no.114
Ripsaw Catfish -
Oxydoras niger
no.248
Rita -
Rita rita
no.018
Roberts Catfish
-
Synodontis
robertsi
no.149
Royal Panaque
-
Panaque nigrolineatus
no.149
Royal Pleco -
Panaque nigrolineatus
no.116
Sailfin Pim -
Leiarius pictus
no.050
Sailfin Pleco
-
Pterygoplichthys
gibbiceps
no.052
SalmonCatfish
-
Neoarius
graeffei
no.020
Sanchesi's Cory
-
Corydoras sanchesi
no.147
Schall's Synodontis -
Synodontis schall
no.168
Schultz’s Cory
-
Corydoras haraldschultzi
no.026
Sea Catfish
-
Anarhichas
lupus
no.126
Seuss' Corydoras -
Corydoras seussi
no.194
Shark Banjo Catfish -
Xyliphius lepturus
no.161
Shark Cat -
Ariopsis seemanni
no.202
Short-finned Catfish
-
Neosilurus brevidorsalis
no.202
Shortfin tandon -
Neosilurus brevidorsalis
no. 293
Shrimp catfish -
Imparfinis pseudonemacheir
no. 295
Shrimp catfish -
Imparfinis stictonotus
no.027
Silver Cat
-
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
no.004
Skunk Cory
-
Corydoras
arcuatus
no.015
Slate
Cory
-
Corydoras
concolor
no.159
Slopehead catfish -
Ageneiosus magoi
no. 264
Smallmouth electric catfish -
Malapterurus microstoma
no.224
Snowball Peckoltia -
Hypancistrus inspector
no.048
Snowflake Woodcat
-
Tatia intermedia
no.094
South American Bumblebee Catfish -
Microglanis iheringi
no.121
Spatula-barbeled catfish -
Phyllonemus typus
no.140
Spiny Catfish -
Acanthodoras cataphractus
no.246
Spotted parasitic catfish -
Pseudostegophilus maculatus
no.022
Spotted Peckoltia
-
Peckoltia
brevis
no.304
Spotted pim -
Pimelodus maculatus
no.214
Spotted Rock Catfish
-
Austroglanis barnardi
no.105
Spotted Talking Catfish -
Agamyxis pectinifrons
no.267
Stargazer mountain catfish -
Amphilius uranoscopus
no.134
Starlight Bristlenose Catfish
-
Ancistrus dolichopterus
no.009
Steindachners Cory
-
Corydoras steindachneri
no.012
Sterba's Catfish
-
Corydoras
sterbai
no.042
Stonecat Madtom
-
Noturus
flavus
no.014
Stripe Tailed Panda
-
Corydoras
oiapoquensis
no.308
Striped Dora -
Platydoras costatus
no.220
Sturgeon catfish -
Platystomatichthys sturio
no.227
Sun Catfish -
Horabagrus brachysoma
no.122
Sunshine Pleco -
Scobiancistrus aureatus
no.306
Swallowtail pimeloid
-
Platysilurus mucosus
no.169
Tadpole Bristlenose Catfish -
Ancistrus ranunculus
no.084
Tadpole Madtom
-
Noturus
gyrinus
no.235
Tail Bar Armoured Catfish -
Megalechis picta
no.049
Tandon
-
Tandanus
tandanus
no.179
Tawny Dragon catfish -
Tachysurus fulvidraco
no.161
Tete sea catfish -
Ariopsis seemanni
no.196
The Battleship Dora -
Hypodoras forficulatus
no.233
Three-lined Catfish
-
Glyptothorax trilineatus
no.064
Three-lined Corydoras
-
Corydoras trilineatus
no.192
Three ray bristlenose catfish -
Ancistrus triradiatus
no.036
Tiger Shovelnose
-
Pseudoplatystoma
fasciatum
no.274
Tiger stargazer catfish -
Astroblepus mancoi
no.070
Tiger-striped catfish
-
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
no.257
Torrent Catfish -
Glyptothorax lampris
no.076
Twig Catfish
-
Farlowella acus
no.231
Two saddle corydoras
-
Corydoras weitzmani
no.151
Two-Spot Catfish -
Mystus bimaculatus
no.110
Two-spot Glass Catfish -
Ompok bimaculatus
no.068
Upside-Down Catfish
-
Synodontis nigriventris
no.021
Vampire Plec
-
Leporacanthicus
galaxias
no.013
Virginia's Catfish
-
Corydoras
virginiae
no.145
Vulture Catfish -
Calophysus macropterus
no.047
Walking Catfish
-
Clarias
batrachus
no.234
Wallace's Driftwood Dolphin Catfish
-
Tetranematichthys wallacei
no.209
Wasp Stream Catfish -
Akysis vespa
no.124
Whale Catfish -
Cetopsis coecutiens
no.248
Whale Catfish -
Rita rita
no.034
Waterlots's Synodontis
-
Synodontis
waterloti
no.001
Wels Catfish
-
Silurus
glanis
no.229
Widehead catfish -
Clarotes laticeps
no.035
White-Striped Pimelodus
-
Pimelodus
albofasciatus
no.026
Wolf-Fish
-
Anarhichas
lupus
no.290
Worm Line Peckoltia
-
Peckoltia braueri
no.043
Yellow Bullhead
-
Ameiurus
natalis
no.097
Zamora Catfish -
Auchenipterichthys coracoideus
no.216
Zebra catfish -
Brachyplatystoma juruense
no.137
Zebra Oto -
Otocinclus cocama
no.056
Zebra Pleco
-
Hypancistrus
zebra
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