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South America

Ariidae

Ariopsis seemanni - Colombian Shark
Aspistor quadriscutis - Bressou sea catfish
Sciades herzbergii - Pemecou sea catfish
 

Aspredinidae

Bunocephalus amaurus - Camouflaged catfish
Bunocephalus coracoideus - Banjo Catfish
Bunocephalus verrucosus - Craggy Head Banjo Catfish
Platystacus cotylephorus - Mottled Eel-Tailed Banjo Catfish
Xyliphius lepturus - Shark Banjo Catfish
 

Astroblepidae

Astroblepus mancoi - Tiger stargazer catfish
 

Auchenipteridae

Ageneiosus magoi - Slopehead catfish
Auchenipterichthys coracoideus - Midnight Catfish, Zamora Catfish
Auchenipterichthys punctatus
Auchenipterus nigripinnis - Paraguay Shark-cat
Centromochlus heckelii
Centromochlus musaicus - Ninja Tatia
Duringlanis perugiae - Perugia's Woodcat
Entomocorus gameroi - Gamero's Woodcat, Penguin Woodcat
Liosomadoras morrowi - Black Jaguar Catfish
Liosomadoras oncinus - Jaguar Catfish
Tatia galaxias - Milky Way Woodcat
Tatia gyrina
Tatia intermedia - Snowflake Woodcat
Tetranematichthys wallacei - Wallace's Driftwood Dolphin Catfish
Trachelichthys exilis - Pygmy Driftwood
Trachelyopterus galeatus - Common Woodcat
Trachycorystes trachycorystes - Black Driftwood Catfish
 

Callichthyidae

Aspidoras albater - False macropterus, C035
Aspidoras menezesi - Menezes's Aspidoras
Aspidoras sp. (C125) - C 125
Brochis britskii - Giant Brochis
Brochis multiradiatus - Hog-nosed Brochis, Long-finned Brochis
Brochis splendens - Emerald Catfish
Callichthys callichthys - Armoured Catfish
Corydoras adolfoi - Adolfo's Cory
Corydoras aeneus - Bronze Cory
Corydoras ambiacus - Black-spot Catfish
Corydoras arcuatus - Skunk Corydoras
Corydoras atropersonatus
Corydoras concolor - Concolor Cory
Corydoras diphyes - Fairy Corydoras
Corydoras duplicareus - False Adolfoi
Corydoras elegans - Elegant Corydoras
Corydoras eques - Horseman Cory
Corydoras guapore - Guapore Cory
Corydoras fulleri - C115/116
Corydoras habrosus - Dainty Corydoras
Corydoras haraldschultzi - Schultz’s Cory
Corydoras hastatus - Dwarf Corydoras
Corydoras loretoensis
Corydoras melanotaenia - Green-Gold Corydoras
Corydoras metae - Bandit Corydoras
Corydoras melini
Corydoras napoensis - Corydoras sp "San Juan"
Corydoras narcissus - Narcissus Cory
Corydoras nijsseni - C111
Corydoras oiapoquensis - StripeTailed Panda
Corydoras paleatus - Peppered Corydoras
Corydoras panda - Panda Cory
Corydoras pauciradiatus - False Corydoras
Corydoras pygmaeus - Pygmy Cory
Corydoras reticulatus - Mosaic Corydoras
Corydoras robineae - Flag-tailed Cory
Corydoras cf. sanchesi - Sanchesi Cory
Corydoras seussi - Seuss’ Corydoras, C 027
Corydoras similis - False Blotch Tail Cory
Corydoras sp. (CW010) - CW010, Gold laser cory
Corydoras sp. (CW030) - CW030, Corydoras sp. 'Vitoria'
Corydoras steindachneri - Steindachners Cory
Corydoras sterbai - Sterba's Catfish
Corydoras trilineatus - Three-lined Corydoras
Corydoras tukano - Bumblebee Cory
Corydoras virginiae - Virginia's Catfish
Corydoras weitzmani - Two saddle corydoras
Dianema longibarbis - Porthole Catfish
Dianema urostriatum - Flag Tail Cat
Hoplosternum littorale - Clay Hoplo, Cascudo
Lepthoplosternum pectorale - Dwarf Hoplo
Megalechis picta - Port Hoplo, Tail Bar Armoured Catfish
Megalechis thoracata - Armoured Catfish, Port Hoplo
Scleromystax lacerdai - Baianinho Cory, C015
Scleromystax barbatus - Bearded Cory
Scleromystax macropterus - High-fin Corydoras
Scleromystax sp. (C112) - Baianinho II, C112
Scleromystax sp. (C113) - Baianinho III , C113
Scleromystax prionotos - False nattereri
 

Cetopsidae

Cetopsis coecutiens - Whale Catfish, Candiru
Helogenes marmoratus - Dwarf Wood Cat
 

Doradidae

Acanthodoras cataphractus - Spiny Catfish
Acanthodoras spinosissimus - Chocolate talking catfish
Agamyxis pectinifrons - Spotted Talking Catfish
Amblydoras nauticus - Croaking Spiny Catfish, Marbled Talking Catfish
Anadoras grypus - Dusky Doradid
Hypodoras forficulatus - The Battleship Dora
Hassar orestis - Black Top Mouse Catfish
Leptodoras linnelli - Elongate Mouse Catfish
Megalodorus uranoscopus - Mother of Snails Catfish
Orinocodoras eigenmanni - Long-nosed Raphael Catfish
Ossanacora punctata - Feather Barbels Catfish
Oxydoras niger - Mother of Snails Catfish, Ripsaw Catfish, Black Doradid
Physopyxis lyra
Platydoras armulatus - Raphael Catfish
Platydoras costatus - Striped Dora
Pterodoras granulosus - Granulated catfish
Rhinodoras dorbignyi - Fog Doradid
Tennelus leporhinus - Mouse catfish
Tenellus trimaculatus
 

Loricariidae

Ancistrus claro - Gold Marble Bristlenose Catfish, LDA08
Ancistrus dolichopterus - L183, Starlight Bristlenose Catfish
Ancistrus ranunculus - Tadpole Bristlenose Catfish
Ancistrus triradiatus - Three ray bristlenose catfish
Baryancistrus chrysolomus - L047, Mango pleco
Farlowella acus - Twig Catfish
Harttia fluminensis
Harttia guianensis
Hemiancistrus sp. (L128) - L128
Hemiancistrus subviridis - L200 Lemon Spotted Green Pleco
Hisonotus aky - Green Oto
Hypancistrus furunculus - L199
Hypancistrus inspector - Snowball Peckoltia, L102
Hypancistrus sp. (L066) - King Tiger Pleco, L066, L333
Hypancistrus zebra - Zebra Pleco
Hypoptopoma inexspectatum
Hypostomus regani - Giant White Spot Pleco
Lamontichthys llanero
Leporacanthicus galaxias - Vampire Plec
Leporacanthicus heterodon - Golden Heterodon
Leporacanthicus triactis - 3 Beacon Pleco, L091
Otocinclus affinis - Golden Otocinclus
Otocinclus cocama - Zebra Oto
Otothyropsis piribebuy - Black Oto, LG2
Panaqolus albivermis - Flash Pleco, L204
Panaqolus sp. (L169) - L169, LDA001, Gold Stripe Panaque
Panaque cochliodon - Blue-eye Pleco
Panaque nigrolineatus - Royal Panaque, Royal Pleco. L190
Parotocinclus haroldoi
Parotocinclus maculicauda - False Sucker
Parotocinclus spilosoma - Gold Spot Dwarf Pleco
Peckoltia braueri - Worm Line Peckoltia, L305
Peckoltia brevis - Spotted Peckoltia
Peckoltia lujani - L127, L207
Pseudacanthicus leopardus - Leopard Acanthicus
Pseudohemiodon laticeps - Giant Whiptail Catfish, Broadhead whiptail
Pseudolithoxus anthrax - Flyer Cat, L235
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps - Sailfin Pleco, Gibby
Pterygoplichthys pardalis - Common Pleco
Rhinelepis strigosa - Bristly pine-cone pleco
Rineloricaria eigenmanni - Common Whiptail
Rineloricaria lanceolata - Chocolate coloured catfish
Rineloricaria latirostris - Bristly whiptail catfish
Rineloricaria parva - Common Whiptail Catfish
Rineloricaria sp. (L010a) - Red Lizard Cat, L010a
Schizolecis guntheri
Scobiancistrus aureatus - Goldie Pleco,Sunshine Pleco, L014
Sturisoma barbatum - Long-Nosed Whiptail
 

Nematogenyidae

Nematogenys inermis - Mountain Catfish
 

Pimelodidae

Brachyplatystoma juruense - Zebra catfish
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum - Tiger-striped catfish
Calophysus macropterus - Vulture Catfish
Leiarius perruno - Leopard Catfish
Leiarius pictus - Sailfin Pim
Pimelodus albofasciatus - White-Striped Pimelodus
Pimelodus maculatus - Spotted pim
Pimelodus ornatus - Ornate pim
Pimelodus pictus - Pictus cat
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus - Red Tailed Catfish
Platysilurus mucosus - Swallowtail pimeloid
Platystomatichthys sturio - Sturgeon catfish
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum - Tiger Shovel-nose Catfish
Surubim lima - Lima Shovel-Nosed Catfish
 

Pseudopimelodidae

Batrochoglanis raninus - Frog Catfish
Lophiosilurus alexandri - Pac-Man catfish
Lophiosilurus nigricaudus - Jelly Catfish
Microglanis cottoides
Microglanis iheringi - South American Bumblebee Catfish
Microglanis poecilus - Dwarf marbled catfish
Rhyacoglanis paranensis
 

Trichomycteridae

Ituglanis amazonicus
Ituglanis metae - Leopard Candiru
Pseudotegophilus maculatus - Spotted parasitic catfish
Tridensimilis brevis - Dwarf Parasitic Catfish, Glass Candiru, Glass Parasitic Catfish
 

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