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Factsheets 2013
June
no.204
 Goeldiella eques = Fox Face Pimelodella, Horsehead Pimelodid
 
May
no.203
 Anadoras grypus = Dusky Doradid
 
April
no.202
 Neosilurus brevidorsalis = Shortfin tandan, Short-finned Catfish
 
March
no.201
 Ituglanis amazonicus
 
Feb.
no.200
 Corydoras sp. (CW010) = Gold laser cory
 
Jan.
no.199
 Schilbe intermedius = Butterfish
Factsheets 2012
Dec.
no.198
 Acrochordonichthys rugosus
 
Nov.
no.197
 Synodontis ocellifer = Eye-spot Synodontis
 
Oct.
no.196
 Hypodoras forficulatus = The Battleship Dora
 
Sept.
no.195
 Parakysis verrucosus
 
Aug.
no.194
 Xyliphius lepturus = Shark Banjo Catfish
 
July
no.193
 Pimelodus ornatus = Ornate pim
 
June
no.192
 Ancistrus triradiatus = Three ray bristlenose catfish
 
May
no.191
 Nemadoras leporhinus = Mouse catfish
 
April
no.190
 Bunocephalus verrucosus = Craggy Head Banjo Catfish
 
March
no.189
 Scleromystax sp. (C113) = Baianinho III
 
Feb.
no.188
 Corydoras elegans = Elegant Corydoras
 
Jan.
no.187
 Rhinodoras dorbignyi = Fog Doradid
Factsheets 2011
Dec.
no.186
 Platystacus cotylephorus = Mottled Eel-Tailed Banjo Catfish
 
Nov.
no.185
 Hara jerdoni = Anchor Catfish, Asian Stone Cat
 
Oct.
no.184
 Baryancistrus chrysolomus = L047, Mango pleco
 
Sep.
no.183
 Glyptothorax buchanani
 
Aug.
no.182
 Schilbe marmoratus = Grass Cutter Catfish
 
July
no.181
 Physopyxis lyra
 
June
no.180
 Aspistor quadriscutis = Bressou sea catfish
 
May
no.179
 Tachysurus fulvidraco = Tawny Dragon catfish
 
April
no.178
 Corydoras duplicareus = False Adolfoi
 
March
no.177
 Trachelyopterus galeatus = Common Woodcat
 
Feb.
no.176
 Ictalurus furcatus = Blue Catfish, Blue Channel Catfish
 
Jan.
no.175
 Parotocinclus spilosoma = Gold Spot Dwarf Pleco
Factsheets 2010
Dec.
no.174
 Schizolecis guntheri
 
Nov.
no.173
 Panaqolus sp. (L204) = Flash Pleco, L204
 
Oct.
no.172
 Mystus leucophasis = Asian Upside Down Catfish
 
Sept.
no.171
 Ossancora punctata = Feather Barbels Catfish ( Nov. 2011)
 
Aug.
no.170
 Wallago attu = Freshwater Shark
 
July
no.169
 Ancistrus ranunculus = Tadpole Bristlenose Catfish  
 
June
no.168
 Corydoras haraldschultzi = Schultz’s Cory
 
May.
no.167
 Scleromystax sp. (C112) = Baianinho II
 
April.
no.166
 Perrunichthys perruno = Leopard Catfish
 
March
no.165
 Brachyrhamdia marthae = Martha's Brachyrhamdia
 
Feb.
no.164
 Pseudolithoxus anthrax = Flyer Cat, L235
 
Jan.
no.163
 Channallabes apus = Eel Catfish
Factsheets 2009
Dec.
no.162
 Mystus tengara = Pyjama catfish  
 
Nov.
no.161
 Sciades seemanni = Colombian Shark  
 
Oct.
no.160
 Synodontis polli = Poll's Syno  
 
Sept.
no.159
 Ageneiosus magoi = Slopehead catfish  
 
Aug.
no.158
 Synodontis clarias = Red-tailed Synodontis  
 
July
no.157
 Corydoras pygmaeus = Pygmy Cory  
 
June
no.156
 Trachycorystes trachycorystes = Black Driftwood Catfish  
 
May
no.155
 Rineloricaria latirostris = Bristly whiptail catfish
 
April
no.154
 Pterygoplichthys pardalis = Common Pleco
 
March
no.153
 Porochilus rendahli = Rendahl's catfish
 
Feb.
no.152
 Dianema longibarbis = Porthole Catfish
 
Jan.
no.151
 Mystus bimaculatus = Two-Spot Catfish
Factsheets 2008
Dec.
no.150
 Corydoras similis = False Blotch Tail Cory
 
Nov.
no.149
 Panaque nigrolineatus = Royal Panaque, Royal Pleco. L190
 
Oct.
no.148
 Liosomadoras morrowi = Black Jaguar Catfish
 
Sept.
no.147
 Synodontis schall = Schall's Synodontis
 
Aug.
no.146
 Hemibagrus wyckii = Crystal-eyed Catfish  
 
July
no.145
 Calophysus macropterus = Vulture Catfish  
 
June
no.144
 Hemiancistrus sp. (L128) = L128  
 
May
no.143
 Synodontis nigrita = False Upside-Down Catfish  
 
April
no.142
 Corydoras diphyes  
 
March
no.141
 Scleromystax prionotos = False nattereri  
 
Feb.
no.140
 Acanthodoras cataphractus = Spiny Catfish  
 
Jan.
no.139
 Akysis prashadi = Indawgyi stream catfish  
Factsheets 2007
Dec.
no.138
 Akysis longifilis = Asian Stream Catfish  
 
Nov.
no.137
 Otocinclus cocama = Zebra Oto  
 
Oct.
no.136
 Rama chandramara = Hummingbird Catfish, Asian Cory  
 
Sept.
no.135
 Corydoras nijsseni = C 111  
 
Aug.
no.134
 Ancistrus dolichopterus = L 183, Starlight Bristlenose Catfish
 
July
no.133
 Brochis britskii = Giant Brochis  
 
June
no.132
 Amblyceps mangois = Indian torrent catfish  
 
May
no.131
 Plotosus lineatus = Coral Catfish  
 
April
no.130
 Malapterurus electricus = Electric Catfish  
 
March
no.129
 Brochis multiradiatus = Hog-nosed Brochis, Long-finned Brochis  
 
Feb.
no.128
 Liobagrus marginatus =
 
Jan.
no.127
 Horabagrus nigricollaris = Black Collared Catfish
Factsheets 2006
Dec.
no.126
 Corydoras seussi = Seuss’ Corydoras, C 027  
 
Nov.
no.125
 Scleromystax barbatus = Bearded Cory  
 
Oct.
no.124
 Cetopsis coecutiens = Whale Catfish  
 
Sept.
no.123
 Pangasianodon gigas = Mekong giant catfish  
 
Aug.
no.122
 Scobiancistrus aureatus = Goldie Pleco, Sunshine Pleco, L 014  
 
July
no.121
 Phyllonemus typus = Spatula-barbeled catfish   
 
June
no.120
 Tatia galaxias = Milky Way Woodcat  
 
May
no.119
 Chrysichthys ornatus = Ornate Bagrid  
 
April
no.118
 Corydoras melanotaenia = Green-Gold Corydoras  
 
March
no.117
 Pangasianodon hypophthalmus = Iridescent Shark  
 
Feb.
no.116
 Leiarius pictus = Sailfin Pim  
 
Jan.
no.115
 Brachyrhamdia meesi = Mees' pimelodid  
Factsheets 2005
Dec.
no.114
 Oxydoras niger = Mother of Snails Catfish
 
Nov.
no.113
 Synodontis bastiani = Ivory Synodontis
 
Oct.
no.112
 Pseudolaguvia shawi = Bee cat, Asian mini bee cat
 
Sept.
no.111
 Amblydoras nauticus = Croaking Spiny Catfish (was Platydoras hancockii)
 
Aug.
no.110
 Ompok bimaculatus = Butter Catfish
 
July
no.109
 Auchenoglanis occidentalis = Giraffe Catfish
 
June
no.108
 Synodontis congica = Congo Synodontis  
 
May
no.107
 Neosilurus ater = Narrow-fronted Tandon  
 
April
no.106
 Synodontis flavitaeniata = Pyjama Cat  
 
March
no.105
 Agamyxis pectinifrons = Spotted talking catfish
 
Feb.
no.104
 Aspidoras sp. (C 125) = C 125
 
Jan.
no.103
 Liosomadoras oncinus = Jaguar Catfish
Factsheets 2004
Dec.
no.102
 Hemibagrus nemerus = False Asian Red Tailed Catfish
 
Nov.
no.101
 Wallago leerii = Helicopter catfish
 
Oct.
no.100
 Hemibagrus wyckioides = Asian Red Tailed Catfish  
 
Sep.
no.99
 Mystus pulcher = The Pulcher Mystus
 
Aug.
no.98
 Hemiancistrus subviridis = L200 Lemon Spotted Green Pleco
 
July
no.97
 Auchenipterichthys coracoideus = Midnight Catfish, Zamora Catfish (now Auchenipterichthys coracoideus )
 
June
no.96
 Corydoras guapore = Guapore Cory
 
May
no.95
 Callichthys callichthys = Armoured Catfish
 
April
no.94
 Microglanis iheringi = South American Bumblebee Catfish
 
March
no.93
 Synodontis greshoffi = Greshoff's Catfish
 
Feb.
no.92
 Anaspidoglanis macrostoma - Dwarf Giraffe Catfish
 
Jan.
no.91
 Heteropneustes fossilis - Asian Stinging Catfish
Factsheets 2003
Dec.
no.90
 Synodontis brichardi - Brichards Synodontis
 
Nov.
no.89
 Corydoras paleatus - Peppered Corydoras
 
Oct.
no.88
 Hara hara - Moth Catfish
 
Sep.
no.87
 Bunocephalus coracoideus - Banjo Catfish
 
Aug.
no.86
 Bagrus meridionalis - Kampango
 
July.
no.85
 Pylodictis olivaris - Flathead Catfish
 
June.
no.84
 Noturus gyrinus - Tadpole Madtom
 
May.
no.83
 Megalechis thoracata - Armoured Catfish, Port Hoplo (Sept. 2006)
 
April.
no.82
 Phractocephalus hemioliopterus - Red Tailed Catfish
 
March.
no. 81
 Corydoras ambiacus - Black-spot Catfish
 
Feb.
no.80
 Ancistrus claro - Gold Marble Bristlenose Catfish, LDA08
 
Jan.
no.79
 Corydoras adolfoi - Adolfo's Cory
Factsheets 2002
Dec.
no.78
 Bagarius bagarius - Devil Catfish
 
Nov.
no.77
 Chaca chaca - Indian frog-mouth catfish
 
Oct.
no.76
 Farlowella acus - Twig Catfish
 
Sept.
no.75
 Synodontis acanthomias - Black-Spotted Synodontis
 
Aug.
no.74
 Corydoras panda - Panda Cory
 
July
no.73
 Platydoras costatus - Raphael Catfish (now Platydoras armatulus)
 
June
no.72
 Lophiobagrus cyclurus - African bullhead
 
May
no.71
 Panaque cochlidon - Blue-eye Pleco
 
April
no.70
 Brachyplatystoma tigrinum - Tiger-striped catfish
 
March
no.69
 Hemiloricaria parva - Common Whiptail Catfish
 
Feb.
no.68
 Synodontis nigriventris - Upside-Down Catfish
 
Jan.
no.67
 Trachelyichthys exilis - Pigmy Driftwood
Factsheets 2001
Dec.
no.66
 Megalodorus urunoscopus - Mother of Snails Catfish
 
Nov.
no.65
 Brachysynodontis batensoda - Giant upsidedown catfish
 
Oct.
no.64
 Corydoras trilineatus - Three-lined Corydoras
 
Sept.
no.63
 Leporacanthicus triactis - 3 Beacon Pleco, L091
 
Aug.
no.62
 Ictalurus punctatus - Channel Cat
 
July
no.61
 Pimelodus pictus - Pictus cat
 
June
no.60
 Centromochlus perugiae - Perugia's Woodcat
 
May
no.59
 Phractura ansorgii - African Whiptailed Catfish
 
April
no.58
 Synodontis schoutedeni - Marbled Synodontis
 
March
no.57
 Sorobim lima - Lima Shovel-Nosed Catfish, Duckbill Catfish (13/03/07)
 
Feb.
no.56
 Hypancistrus zebra - Zebra Pleco
 
Jan.
no.55
 Brochis splendens - Emerald Catfish 
Factsheets 2000
Dec.
no.54
 Synodontis decora - Clown Catfish
 
Nov.
no.53
 Pareutropius buffei - Debauwi Cat,3-stripe African Glass Catfish
 
Oct.
no.52
 Neoarius graeffei - Lesser Salmon Catfish, BlueCatfish, SalmonCatfish
 
Sept.
no.51
 Corydoras tukano - Bumblebee Cory (Dec.2003)
 
Aug.
no.50
 Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps - Sailfin Pleco, Gibby
 
July
no.49
 Tandanus tandanus - Eel-tailed Catfish, Jewfish, Tandon
 
June
no.48
 Tatia intermedia - Snowflake Woodcat
 
May
no.47
 Clarias batrachus - Walking Catfish
 
April
no.46
 Synodontis petricola - Pygmy Catfish
 
March
no.45
 Kryptopterus vitreolus - Ghost Catfish, Asian Glass Catfish
 
Feb.
no.44
 Bagrichthys macracanthus  - Black Lancer
 
Jan.
no.43
 Ameiurus natalis - Yellow Bullhead, Butter Cat, Mudcat
Factsheets 1999
Dec.
no.42
 Noturus flavus  - Stonecat Madtom
 
Nov.
no.41
 Parotocinclus maculicauda - False Sucker
 
Oct.
no.40
 Microsynodontis polli - Pygmy Synodontis (Dec.2002)
 
Sept.
no.39
 Mochokiella paynei - Payne's Catfish
 
Aug.
no.38
 Aspidoras pauciradiatus - False Corydoras
 
July
no.37
 Aspidoras menezesi - Menezes's Aspidoras
 
June
no.36
 Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum - Tiger Shovelnose
 
May
no.35
 Pimelodus albofasciatus - White-Striped Pimelodus
 
April
no.34
 Synodontis waterloti  - Waterlots's Synodontis
 
March
no.33
 Synodontis robbianus - Brown-spotted Syno
 
Feb.
no.32
 Corydoras hastatus - Dwarf Corydoras
 
Jan.
no.31
 Corydoras habrosus - Dainty Corydoras
Factsheets 1998
Dec.
no.30
 Lepthoplosternum pectorale - Dwarf Hoplo
 
Nov.
no.29
 Dianema urostriatam - Flagtail Catfish
 
Oct.
no.28
 Synodontis afrofischeri - Fischer's Catfish
 
Sept.
no.27
 Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus - Silver Cat
 
Aug.
no.26
 Anarhichas lupus - Sea Catfish, Wolf-Fish
 
July
no.25
 Hyalobagrus flavus - 3D Transparent Bagrid
 
June
no.24
 Pseudomystus siamensis - Bumblebee Catfish
 
May
no.23
 Sturisoma barbatum - Long-Nosed Whiptail
 
April
no.22
 Peckoltia brevis - Spotted Peckoltia
 
March
no.21
 Leporacanthicus galaxias - Vampire Plec., Galaxy Pleco
 
Feb.
no.20
 Corydoras cf. sanchesi - Sanchesi's Cory
 
Jan.
no.19
 Hemisynodontis membranacea - Moustache Catfish
Factsheets 1997
Dec.
no.18
 Synodontis robertsi - Roberts Catfish
 
Nov.
no.17
 Orinocodoras eigenmanni - Long-nosed Raphael Catfish
 
Oct.
no.16
 Synodontis euptera - Feather-fin Catfish
 
Sept.
no.15
 Corydoras concolor - Slate Cory
 
Aug.
no.14
 Corydoras oiapoquensis - Stripe Tailed Panda
 
July
no.13
 Corydoras virginiae  - Virginia's Catfish.
 
June
no.12
 Corydoras sterbai - Sterba's Catfish
   
no.11
 Pseudacanthicus leopardus - Leopard Acanthicus
   
no.10
 Pseudomystus stenomus - False Bumblebee Catfish
 
May
no.09
 Corydoras steindachneri - Steindachners Cory
   
no.08
 Ameiurus nebulosus - Brown Bullhead
 
April
no.07
 Corydoras narcissus - Narcissus Cory
   
no.06
 Corydoras metae - Bandit Corydoras
 
March
no.05
 Ameiurus melas - Black Bullhead
   
no.04
 Corydoras arcuatus - Skunk Cory
 
Feb
no.03
 Synodontis angelica - Angel Catfish
   
no.02
 Corydoras aeneus - Bronze Cory
 
Jan
no.01
 Silurus glanis - Wels Catfish

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