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Acanthodoras |
Feb.
2008 |
no.
140 |
Acanthodoras cataphractus - Spiny Catfish | |
Oct.
2016 |
no.
244 |
Acanthodoras spinosissimus - Chocolate talking catfish |
Acrochordonichthys |
Dec.
2012 |
no.
198 |
Acrochordonichthys rugosus |
Agamxysis |
March
2005 |
no.
105 |
Agamyxis pectinifrons - Spotted talking catfish |
Ageneiosus |
Dec.
2024 |
no.
342 |
Ageneiosus
inermis
- Bottlenose
catfish ![]() |
|
Sept.
2009 |
no.
159 |
Ageneiosus magoi - Slopehead catfish |
Ailiidae |
July
2019 |
no.
277 |
Ailia coila - Gangetic ailia |
Akysis |
Dec.
2007 |
no.
138 |
Akysis longifilis - Asian Stream Catfish | |
Sept.
2017 |
no.
255 |
Akysis portellus | |
Jan.
2008 |
no.
139 |
Akysis prashadi - Indawgyi stream catfish | |
Nov.
2013 |
no.
209 |
Akysis vespa - Wasp Stream Catfish |
Amblyceps |
Dec.
2022 |
no.
318 |
Amblyceps cerinum | |
March
2023 |
no.
321 |
Amblyceps laticeps | |
June
2007 |
no.
132 |
Amblyceps mangois - Indian torrent catfish |
Amblydoras |
Sept.
2005 |
no.
111 |
Amblydoras
nauticus - Croaking Spiny
Catfish ![]() |
Ameiurus |
Dec.
2023 |
no.
330 |
Ameiurus catus - White Catfish | |
March
1997 |
no.
005 |
Ameiurus melas - Black Bullhead | |
Jan.
2000 |
no.
043 |
Ameiurus natalis - Yellow Bullhead, Butter Cat, Mudcat | |
May
1997 |
no.
008 |
Ameiurus nebulosus - Brown Bullhead |
Amphilius |
Sept.
2018 |
no.
267 |
Amphilius uranoscopus - Stargazer mountain catfish |
Anadoras |
May
2013 |
no.
203 |
Anadoras grypus - Dusky Doradid |
Anarhichas (non catfish family) |
Aug.
1998 |
no.
026 |
Anarhichas lupus - Sea Catfish, Wolf-Fish |
Ancistrus |
Feb.
2003 |
no.
080 |
Ancistrus claro - Gold Marble Bristlenose Catfish, LDA08 | |
Aug.
2007 |
no.
134 |
Ancistrus dolichopterus - L183, Starlight Bristlenose Catfish | |
July
2010 |
no.
169 |
Ancistrus ranunculus - Tadpole Bristlenose Catfish | |
June
2012 |
no.
192 |
Ancistrus triradiatus - Three ray bristlenose catfish |
Ariopsis |
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Sept.
2024 |
no.
339 |
Ariopsis felis - Hardhead sea catfish | |
Nov.
2009 |
no.
161 |
Ariopsis seemanni - Colombian Shark | |
Aspidoras |
Jan.
2022 |
no.
307 |
Aspidoras albater - False macropterus, C035 | |
July
1999 |
no.
037 |
Aspidoras menezesi - Menezes's Aspidoras | |
Feb.
2005 |
no.
104 |
Aspidoras sp. (C125) - C125 |
Astroblepus |
April
2019 |
no.
274 |
Astroblepus mancoi - Tiger stargazer catfish |
Auchenipterichthys |
July
2004 |
no.
097 |
Auchenipterichthys coracoideus - Midnight Catfish, Zamora Catfish | |
Dec.
2017 |
no.
258 |
Auchenipterichthys punctatus |
Auchenipterus |
Sept.
2014 |
no.
219 |
Auchenipterus nigripinnis - Paraguay Shark-cat |
Auchenoglanis |
July
2005 |
no.
109 |
Auchenoglanis occidentalis - Giraffe Catfish |
Austroglanis |
April
2014 |
no.
214 |
Austroglanis barnardi - Barnards Rock Catfish, Spotted Rock Catfish |
Bagarius |
Dec.
2002 |
no. 078 |
Bagarius bagarius - Devil Catfish | |
March
2020 |
no.
285 |
Bagarius yarrelli - Goonch |
Bagre |
|||
March
2024 |
no.
333 |
Bagre
bagre -
Coco
sea catfish
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|
Bagrus |
Jan.
2025 |
no.
343 |
Bagrus
docmak -
Semutundu,
Sudan Catfish ![]() |
|
Aug.
2003 |
no.
086 |
Bagrus meridionalis - Kampango |
Bagrichthys |
Feb.
2000 |
no.
044 |
Bagrichthys macracanthus - Black Lancer | |
Bagroides |
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July
2020 |
no.
289 |
Bagroides melapterus - Harlequin Lancer | |
Baryancistrus |
|||
Oct.
2011 |
no.
184 |
Baryancistrus chrysolomus - L047, Mango pleco | |
Batasio |
|||
July
2018 |
no.
265 |
Batasio fluviatilis | |
Batrochoglanis |
|||
Aug.
2013 |
no.
206 |
Batrochoglanis raninus - Frog Catfish | |
Belonoglanis |
|||
Aug.
2024 |
no.
338 |
Belonoglanis brieni | |
Brachyplatystoma |
|||
June
2014 |
no.
216 |
Brachyplatystoma juruense - Zebra catfish | |
April
2002 |
no. 070 |
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum - Tiger-striped catfish | |
Brachyrhamdia |
|||
March
2010 |
no.
165 |
Brachyrhamdia marthae - Martha's Brachyrhamdia | |
Jan.
2006 |
no.
115 |
Brachyrhamdia meesi - Mees' pimelodid | |
Brochis |
|||
March
1997 |
no.
004 |
Brochis arcuata - Skunk Cory | |
July
2007 |
no.
133 |
Brochis britskii - Giant Brochis | |
March
2007 |
no.
129 |
Brochis multiradiatus - Hog-nosed Brochis, Long-finned Brochis | |
Jan.
2001 |
no.
055 |
Brochis splendens - Emerald Catfish | |
Bunocephalus |
|||
May
2019 |
no.
275 |
Bunocephalus amaurus - Camouflaged catfish | |
Sept.
2003 |
no.
087 |
Bunocephalus coracoideus - Banjo Catfish | |
April
2012 |
no.
190 |
Bunocephalus verrucosus - Craggy Head Banjo Catfish | |
Callichthys |
|||
May
2004 |
no.
095 |
Callichthys callichthys - Armoured Catfish | |
Calophysus |
|||
July
2008 |
no.
145 |
Calophysus macropterus - Vulture Catfish | |
Centromochlus |
|||
July
2021 |
no.
301 |
Centromochlus heckelii | |
Sept.
2019 |
no.
279 |
Centromochlus musaicus - Ninja Tatia | |
Cetopsis |
|||
Oct.
2006 |
no.
124 |
Cetopsis coecutiens - Whale Catfish | |
Chaca |
|||
Nov.
2002 |
no.
077 |
Chaca chaca - Indian frog-mouth catfish | |
Channalebes |
|||
Jan.
2010 |
no.
163 |
Channallabes apus - Eel Catfish | |
Chiloglanis |
|||
Sept.
2021 |
no.
303 |
Chiloglanis anoterus - Pennant-tailed suckermouth | |
Chrysichthys |
|||
Sept.
1998 |
no.
027 |
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus - Silver Cat | |
May
2006 |
no.
119 |
Chrysichthys ornatus - Ornate Bagrid | |
Clarias |
|||
May
2000 |
no.
047 |
Clarias batrachus - Walking Catfish | |
Clarotes |
|||
July
2015 |
no.
229 |
Clarotes laticeps - Widehead catfish | |
Corydoras |
|||
Jan.
2003 |
no.
079 |
Corydoras adolfoi - Adolfo's Cory | |
March
2003 |
no.
081 |
Corydoras ambiacus - Black-spot Catfish | |
Jan.
2015 |
no.
223 |
Corydoras atropersonatus - Fairy Corydoras | |
Sept.
1997 |
no.
015 |
Corydoras concolor - Slate Cory | |
April
2008 |
no.142 |
Corydoras diphy | |
April
2011 |
no.
178 |
Corydoras duplicareus - False Adolfoi | |
Feb.
2012 |
no.
188 |
Corydoras elegans - Elegant Corydoras | |
Oct.
2013 |
no.
208 |
Corydoras eques - Horseman Cory | |
Nov.
2021 |
no.
305 |
Corydoras
fulleri - C115/116
![]() |
|
June.
2004 |
no.
096 |
Corydoras guapore - Guapore Cory | |
Jan.
1999 |
no.
031 |
Corydoras habrosus - Dainty Corydoras | |
June
2010 |
no.
168 |
Corydoras haraldschultzi - Schultz’s Cory | |
Feb.
1999 |
no.
032 |
Corydoras hastatus - Dwarf Corydoras | |
Jan.
2014 |
no.
211 |
Corydoras loretoensis | |
April
2006 |
no.
118 |
Corydoras melanotaenia - Green-Gold Corydoras | |
Oct.
2019 |
no.
280 |
Corydoras melini | |
April
1997 |
no.
006 |
Corydoras metae - Bandit Corydoras | |
March
2015 |
no.
225 |
Corydoras napoensis - Corydoras sp "San Juan" | |
April
1997 |
no.
007 |
Corydoras narcissus - Narcissus Cory | |
Sept.
2007 |
no.
135 |
Corydoras nijsseni - C111 | |
Aug.
1997 |
no.
014 |
Corydoras oiapoquensis - Stripe Tailed Panda | |
Nov.
2003 |
no.
089 |
Corydoras paleatus - Peppered Corydoras | |
Aug.
2002 |
no.
074 |
Corydoras panda - Panda Cory | |
Aug.
1999 |
no.
038 |
Corydoras pauciradiatus - False Corydoras | |
July
2009 |
no.
157 |
Corydoras pygmaeus - Pygmy Cory | |
March
2018 |
no.
261 |
Corydoras reticulatus - Mosaic Corydoras | |
Feb.
1998 |
no.
020 |
Corydoras cf. sanchesi - Sanchesi's Cory | |
Dec.
2006 |
no.
126 |
Corydoras seussi - Seuss’ Corydoras, C 027 | |
Dec.
2008 |
no.
150 |
Corydoras similis - False Blotch Tail Cory | |
Feb.
2013 |
no.
200 |
Corydoras sp. (CW010) - Gold laser cory | |
April
2021 |
no.
298 |
Corydoras sp. (CW030) - CW030, Corydoras sp. 'Vitoria' | |
May
1997 |
no.
009 |
Corydoras steindachneri - Steindachners Cory | |
June
1997 |
no.
012 |
Corydoras sterbai - Sterba's Catfish | |
July
1997 |
no.
013 |
Corydoras virginiae - Virginia's Catfish | |
Sept.
2015 |
no.
231 |
Corydoras weitzmani -Two saddle corydoras | |
Cranoglanis |
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Jan.
2019 |
no.
271 |
Cranoglanis bouderius - Helmet Catfish | |
Denticetopsis |
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May
2025 |
no.
347 |
Denticetopsis praecox |