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Sisoridae


Sisoridae
This is the largest family of catfishes in Asia with around 100 species known.

There is an adipose fin present (confluent with caudal in some genera and consisting of a small spine in the elongate Sisor); dorsal fin base short, fin with or without a spine, adhesive apparatus in thoracic region present or absent; four pairs of barbels (however, the monotypic Sisor has one maxillary pair and five pairs on the lower jaw). They are not too well known to aquarists as they are only sporadically exported. The most common being the genus, Gagata, Bagarius and Glyptothorax. Known collectively as "hill stream catfishes" due to many of them being found in fast flowing rivers. The Sisorids vary in body shape and are probably the hardest family for the aquarist to identify.

 

IMAGE CONTRIBUTORS
Scientific Names > Common Names > Synonyms > Image Contributors

Pier Aquatics
Bagarius vegrandis
Caelatoglanis zonatus
 
Fishes of Mainland Southeast Asia
Glyptothorax lampris
Glyptothorax striatus
 
Arnob Bora
Conta pectinata, Conta pectinata, Conta pectinata
Gagata sexualis, Gagata sexualis
Glyptothorax clavatus
Glyptothorax striatus
Sisor chennuah
 
Daniel Blom
Glyptothorax trilineatus
 
Brittish Museum of Natural History 
Glyptothorax longicauda
 
Stuart Brown
Glyptothorax dorsalis, Glyptothorax dorsalis
 
Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Glyptothorax cavia, Glyptothorax cavia
Glyptothorax dorsalis
 
Saumya Chakrabarti (From the collection of Andrew Rao)
Sisor chennuah
 
Karl-Heinz Dau (Stamps)
Glyptothorax cous
 
Asian Exports
Bagarius bagarius
 
Ian Fuller @ CorydorasWorld
Erethistes longissimus
Erethistes minusculus
 
Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology
Glyptothorax buchanani, Glyptothorax buchanani
 
Mark Goh
Glyptothorax schmidti
 
Steven Grant @ Catfishes of the World
Erethistes hara, Erethistes hara
Erethistes jerdoni, Erethistes jerdoni
Erethistes mesembrinus, Erethistes mesembrinus, Erethistes mesembrinus
Erethistes pusillus
Nangra assamensis
 
Chaiwut Grudpan
Gagata gagata
 
D.B. Gurung
Pseudecheneis sulcata, Pseudecheneis sulcata
 
Zhou Hang
Bagarius rutilus
Bagarius sp. "Salween"
Exostoma labiatum
Glyptothorax burmanicus
Glyptothorax deqinensis
Glyptothorax fokiensis, Glyptothorax fokiensis
Glyptothorax lampris
Glyptothorax laosensis
Glyptothorax longjiangensis
Glyptothorax pallozonus
Glyptothorax sinensis
Glyptothorax cf. sinensis
Glyptothorax trilineatus
Glyptothorax zanaensis, Glyptothorax zanaensis, Glyptothorax zanaensis
Oreoglanis macroptera, Oreoglanis macroptera, Oreoglanis macroptera, Oreoglanis macroptera, Oreoglanis macroptera, Oreoglanis macroptera
Pareuchiloglanis anteanalis, Pareuchiloglanis anteanalis
Pseudecheneis sp. (1), Pseudecheneis sp. (1), Pseudecheneis sp. (1), Pseudecheneis sp. (1)
Pseudecheneis stenura, Pseudecheneis stenura, Pseudecheneis stenura
Pseudexostoma brachysoma
 
Christian Hauzar
Erethistes horai, Erethistes horai
 
Hayath 
Pseudolaguvia ferruginea
Pseudolaguvia flavida
 
Jean-Francois Helias @ Fishing Adventures Thailand
Bagarius lica, Bagarius lica, Bagarius lica, Bagarius lica
 
Florida Museum of Natural History
Erethistes filamentosus
 
Mostafa Hossain
Sisor rabdophorus, Sisor rabdophorus, Sisor rabdophorus
 
Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations
Chimarrichthys kishinouyei
Creteuchiloglanis macropterus, Creteuchiloglanis macropterus
Exostoma labiatum, Exostoma labiatum
Glyptothorax cavia, Glyptothorax cavia
Glyptothorax fokiensis
Glyptothorax interspinalum
Glyptothorax lampris, Glyptothorax lampris
Glyptothorax laosensis
Glyptothorax longicauda
Glyptothorax longjiangensis, Glyptothorax longjiangensis
Glyptothorax macromaculatus, Glyptothorax macromaculatus
Glyptothorax quadriocellatus
Glyptothorax sinensis
Glyptothorax trilineatus
Glyptothorax zanaensis
Pareuchiloglanis feae, Pareuchiloglanis feae
Pareuchiloglanis macrotrema, Pareuchiloglanis macrotrema
Pseudecheneis paviei, Pseudecheneis paviei
Pseudecheneis sulcata
Pseudexostoma yunnanense, Pseudexostoma yunnanense
 
Allan James @ ScotCat
Bagarius bagarius, Bagarius bagarius
Erethistes longissimus
Erethistes mesembrinus, Erethistes mesembrinus
Erethistoides infuscatus
Gagata cenia, Gagata cenia
Gagata dolichonema, Gagata dolichonema, Gagata dolichonema
Gagata sexualis
Glyptothorax fuscus, Glyptothorax fuscus
Glyptothorax schmidti
 
Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library
Bagarius bagarius, Bagarius bagarius
Caelatoglanis zonatus, Caelatoglanis zonatus, Caelatoglanis zonatus
Erethistes filamentosus, Erethistes filamentosus
Erethistes jerdoni, Erethistes jerdoni, Erethistes jerdoni, Erethistes jerdoni
Erethistes minusculus, Erethistes minusculus, Erethistes minusculus, Erethistes minusculus
Gagata cenia, Gagata cenia
Glyptothorax granulus, Glyptothorax granulus
Glyptothorax rugimentum, Glyptothorax rugimentum, Glyptothorax rugimentum
Glyptothorax trilineatus
Gogangra viridescens, Gogangra viridescens
 
Kansas University Natural History Museum
Gagata sexualis
Glyptothorax indicus
 
Rahul Kumar
Glyptothorax kudremukhensis
Glyptothorax lonah
 
Dr. Lalramliana @ Manipur University Museum of Fishes
Erethistes koladynensis, Erethistes koladynensis, Erethistes koladynensis
 
Ben Lee @ amiidae.com
Bagarius vegrandis, Bagarius vegrandis
 
Frants Lehmann (Stamps)
Bagarius lica
Glyptosternon reticulatum
 
Beta Mahatvaraj
Erethistes jerdoni, Erethistes jerdoni, Erethistes jerdoni, Erethistes jerdoni
Erethistoides infuscatus, Erethistoides infuscatus, Erethistoides infuscatus, Erethistoides infuscatus
Erethistoides sicula, Erethistoides sicula, Erethistoides sicula, Erethistoides sicula
Gagata gagata, Gagata gagata
Gagata cenia
Glyptothorax anamalaiensis, Glyptothorax anamalaiensis, Glyptothorax anamalaiensis, Glyptothorax anamalaiensis, Glyptothorax anamalaiensis, Glyptothorax anamalaiensis
Glyptothorax botius
Glyptothorax davissinghi, Glyptothorax davissinghi, Glyptothorax davissinghi, Glyptothorax davissinghi, Glyptothorax davissinghi, Glyptothorax davissinghi, Glyptothorax davissinghi, Glyptothorax davissinghi
Glyptothorax indicus, Glyptothorax indicus
Glyptothorax malabarensis
Glyptothorax striatus, Glyptothorax striatus, Glyptothorax striatus
Glyptothorax telchitta, Glyptothorax telchitta, Glyptothorax telchitta, Glyptothorax telchitta, Glyptothorax telchitta, Glyptothorax telchitta, Glyptothorax telchitta, Glyptothorax telchitta
Glyptothorax trewavasae
Nangra assamensis, Nangra assamensis
Nangra nangra
Pseudecheneis sirenica
Pseudolaguvia austrina, Pseudolaguvia austrina
Pseudolaguvia ferruginea, Pseudolaguvia ferruginea, Pseudolaguvia ferruginea
Pseudolaguvia ferula, Pseudolaguvia ferula
Pseudolaguvia flavida
Pseudolaguvia lapillicola
Pseudolaguvia muricata
Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
Pseudolaguvia shawi, Pseudolaguvia shawi, Pseudolaguvia shawi, Pseudolaguvia shawi
Sisor rabdophorus, Sisor rabdophorus, Sisor rabdophorus
 
Jim Makin
Erethistes horai
 
Liam Irons-Mclean
Bagarius suchus, Bagarius suchus, Bagarius suchus
 
Abhisek Mishra
Erethistoides infuscatus
Erethistoides sicula
Gagata gagata
Glyptothorax botius
Glyptothorax cavia Glyptothorax cavia, Glyptothorax cavia, Glyptothorax cavia
Pseudolaguvia magna, Pseudolaguvia magna
 
Kiruya Momochi
Pseudolaguvia muricata, Pseudolaguvia muricata
 
Deepak Nopany (AquaJapan)
Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
 
Nonn Panitvong
Glyptothorax buchanani
Glyptothorax fuscus
Glyptothorax lampris
Glyptothorax macromaculatus, Glyptothorax macromaculatus
Glyptothorax trilineatus, Glyptothorax trilineatus
 
Peter Petersen @ DenBlaPlanet
Bagarius bagarius
 
Cheilinus Aquarium Photography
Gagata dolichonema, Gagata dolichonema, Gagata dolichonema
Glyptothorax fokiensis, Glyptothorax fokiensis
Glyptothorax laosensis, Glyptothorax laosensis, Glyptothorax laosensis
Glyptothorax pallozonus, Glyptothorax pallozonus, Glyptothorax pallozonus, Glyptothorax pallozonus
Glyptothorax rugimentum, Glyptothorax rugimentum, Glyptothorax rugimentum, Glyptothorax rugimentum
Glyptothorax zanaensis
Pseudecheneis sulcata, Pseudecheneis sulcata, Pseudecheneis sulcata
 
Piscesilim
Glyptothorax schmidti, Glyptothorax schmidti, Glyptothorax schmidti
 
Chris Ralph
Bagarius bagarius
Erethistes pusillus
 
Andrew Rao
Erethistes hara
Erethistes pusillus
Gagata cenia, Gagata cenia
Gagata gagata, Gagata gagata
Glyptothorax botius, Glyptothorax botius, Glyptothorax botius
Glyptothorax granulus, Glyptothorax granulus, Glyptothorax granulus
Nangra assamensis
Pseudolaguvia ferruginea
Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
Pseudolaguvia shawi
Sisor rabdophorus, Sisor rabdophorus, Sisor rabdophorus
 
Enrico Richter @ Amazon Predators
Bagarius suchus, Bagarius suchus, Bagarius suchus
 
Dave Rinaldo
Pseudecheneis eddsi, Pseudecheneis eddsi, Pseudecheneis eddsi
 
Sablegsd
Bagarius rutilus
 
Gareth Savage
Erethistes mesembrinus
Glyptothorax fuscus
Pseudolaguvia muricata
 
Sayyadzadeh et al
Glyptothorax cous, Glyptothorax cous, Glyptothorax cous
Glyptothorax kudremukhensis
Glyptothorax silviae, Glyptothorax silviae, Glyptothorax silviae
 
Karsten Schönherr
Pseudolaguvia lapillicola
 
Drake Shaw @ Crazy Aqua Studio
Glyptothorax macromaculatus, Glyptothorax macromaculatus, Glyptothorax macromaculatus
Glyptothorax pallozonus, Glyptothorax pallozonus, Glyptothorax pallozonus, Glyptothorax pallozonus
Glyptothorax sinensis, Glyptothorax sinensis, Glyptothorax sinensis, Glyptothorax sinensis
Pareuchiloglanis cf. longicauda, Pareuchiloglanis cf. longicauda, Pareuchiloglanis cf. longicauda, Pareuchiloglanis cf. longicauda
 
Nikhil Sood
Glyptothorax lonah, Glyptothorax lonah
 
Original Source
Sisor rabdophorus
 
Lakpa Tamang
Pseudolaguvia viriosa
 
Paul Tapley
Bagarius bagarius, Bagarius bagarius, Bagarius bagarius
 
Adrian Taylor
Erethistes jerdoni, Erethistes jerdoni
Erethistes longissimus, Erethistes longissimus
Erethistes minusculus, Erethistes minusculus, Erethistes minusculus, Erethistes minusculus
Erethistes pusillus, Erethistes pusillus, Erethistes pusillus, Erethistes pusillus, Erethistes pusillus
Gagata itchkeea, Gagata itchkeea
Pseudolaguvia muricata
Pseudolaguvia shawi, Pseudolaguvia shawi
 
Tran, H.D. et al (Open Source)
Euchiloglanis nami, Euchiloglanis nami, Euchiloglanis nami
 
Kamphol Udomritthiruj
Gagata melanopterus
 
Daniel Konn-Vetterlein
Erethistes mesembrinus
 
Choy Heng Wah
Erethistes longissimus
 
Jeff Wood
Erethistes pusillus, Erethistes pusillus, Erethistes pusillus, Erethistes pusillus
 
Tingbing Zhu
Glyptothorax deqinensis
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