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Order: Siluriformes


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30 species (see list below)
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Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Arius arius (Hamilton, 1822)

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Arius arius
[Threadfin sea catfish]
No picture found
 
Arius cous
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Arius jella Day, 1877

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Arius jella
[Blackfin sea catfish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792)

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Arius maculatus
[Spotted catfish]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 70 cm SL
Arius madagascariensis Vaillant, 1894

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Arius madagascariensis
[Madagascar sea catfish]
No picture found
 
Arius malabaricus
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 39.5 cm NG
Arius subrostratus Valenciennes, 1840

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Arius subrostratus
[Shovelnose sea catfish]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Arius sumatranus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)

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Arius sumatranus
[Goat catfish]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Arius venosus Valenciennes, 1840

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Arius venosus
[Veined catfish]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Batrachocephalus mino (Hamilton, 1822)

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Batrachocephalus mino
[Beardless sea catfish]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 30 cm NG
Cephalocassis jatia (Hamilton, 1822)

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Cephalocassis jatia
[River catfish]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840

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Galeichthys feliceps
[White barbel]

Photo by Mann, B.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Galeichthys troworum Kulongowski, 2010

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Galeichthys troworum
[]

Photo by NREB, Sarawak/ DANIDA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Hexanematichthys sagor (Hamilton, 1822)

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Hexanematichthys sagor
[Sagor catfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm FL
Nemapteryx caelata (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Nemapteryx caelata
[Engraved catfish]

Photo by FAO

Indo-west Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Nemapteryx macronotacantha (Bleeker, 1846)

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Nemapteryx macronotacantha
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Netuma bilineata (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Netuma bilineata
[Bronze catfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 185 cm TL
Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837)

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Netuma thalassina
[Giant catfish]

Photo by NREB, Sarawak/ DANIDA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 48.5 cm
Osteogeneiosus militaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Osteogeneiosus militaris
[Soldier catfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indo-west Pacific
Max. Length 85 cm TL
Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Plicofollis dussumieri
[Blacktip sea catfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Plicofollis layardi (Günther, 1866)

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Plicofollis layardi
[Thinspine sea catfish]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Plicofollis platystomus (Day, 1877)

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Plicofollis platystomus
[Flatmouth sea catfish]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Plicofollis polystaphylodon (Bleeker, 1846)

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Plicofollis polystaphylodon
[Mozambique sea catfish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Plicofollis tonggol (Bleeker, 1846)

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Plicofollis tonggol
[Roughback sea catfish]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 111.1 cm TL
Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822

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Plotosus canius
[Gray eel-catfish]
No picture found
 
Plotosus fisadoha
[]

Photo by Goebbels, D.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Plotosus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840

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Plotosus limbatus
[Darkfin eel catfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 35.2 cm TL
Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787)

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Plotosus lineatus
[Striped eel catfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 51 cm SL
Plotosus nkunga Gomon & Taylor, 1982

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Plotosus nkunga
[Stinging eel catfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 92 cm TL
Sciades sona (Hamilton, 1822)

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Sciades sona
[Sona sea catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Arius arius Threadfin sea catfish Indo-West Pacific 40 SL 1822
Arius cous Western Indian Ocean 1859
Arius jella Blackfin sea catfish Indian Ocean 30 TL 1877
Arius maculatus Spotted catfish Indo-West Pacific 80 TL 1792
Arius madagascariensis Madagascar sea catfish Africa 70 SL 1894
Arius malabaricus Indian Ocean 1877
Arius subrostratus Shovelnose sea catfish Indo-West Pacific 39.5 NG 1840
Arius sumatranus Goat catfish Indo-West Pacific 32 TL 1830
Arius venosus Veined catfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1840
Batrachocephalus mino Beardless sea catfish Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1822
Cephalocassis jatia River catfish Asia 30 NG 1822
Galeichthys feliceps White barbel Southeast Atlantic 55 TL 1840
Galeichthys troworum Indian Ocean 50 SL 2010
Hexanematichthys sagor Sagor catfish Indo-West Pacific 45 TL 1822
Nemapteryx caelata Engraved catfish Indo-Pacific 59 FL 1840
Nemapteryx macronotacantha Indo-west Pacific 30 TL 1846
Netuma bilineata Bronze catfish Indo-West Pacific 90 TL 1840
Netuma thalassina Giant catfish Indo-West Pacific 185 TL 1837
Osteogeneiosus militaris Soldier catfish Indo-West Pacific 48.5 1758
Plicofollis dussumieri Blacktip sea catfish Indo-west Pacific 85 TL 1840
Plicofollis layardi Thinspine sea catfish Western Indian Ocean 51 TL 1866
Plicofollis platystomus Flatmouth sea catfish Indian Ocean 31 TL 1877
Plicofollis polystaphylodon Mozambique sea catfish Western Indian Ocean 35 SL 1846
Plicofollis tonggol Roughback sea catfish Indo-West Pacific 40 TL 1846
Plotosus canius Gray eel-catfish Indo-West Pacific 111.1 TL 1822
Plotosus fisadoha Western Indian Ocean 2002
Plotosus limbatus Darkfin eel catfish Western Indian Ocean 50 TL 1840
Plotosus lineatus Striped eel catfish Indo-Pacific 35.2 TL 1787
Plotosus nkunga Stinging eel catfish Western Indian Ocean 51 SL 1982
Sciades sona Sona sea catfish Indo-West Pacific 92 TL 1822



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