Clarias is a genus of catfishes of the family Clariidae, the airbreathing catfishes. The name is derived from the Greek chlaros, which means lively, in reference to the ability of the fish to live for a long time out of water.
Oreoglanis is a genus of fish in the family Sisoridae native to Asia. These fish live in fast-flowing streams in China, mainland Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. They are mainly distributed in the Mekong, upper Salween and Irrawaddy River drainages. They range from the Brahmaputra basin to the Lam River drainage in central Vietnam. They are easily distinguished from other catfishes by their strongly depressed head and body and greatly enlarged paired fins that have been modified to form an adhesive apparatus. The flattened shape of these fish and the large pectoral and pelvic fins provide essential adhesion in the fast-flowing waters they live in.
Glyptothorax is a genus of catfishes order Siluriformes of the family Sisoridae. It is the most species-rich and widely distributed genus in the family with new species being discovered on a regular basis. These species are distributed in the Black Sea basin, northern Turkey, south and east to the Yangtze River drainage in China and south throughout Indo-China to Java, Indonesia. They are found in Asia Minor and southwards to Southeast Asia. The genus is very diverse in the Indian subcontinent. Southeast Asian species tend to have restricted distributions.
Akysis is the largest genus of catfishes of the family Akysidae.
Hemibagrus wyckioides, the Asian redtail catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae.
Hemibagrus wyckii is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is occasionally called the crystal-eyed catfish or black devil catfish.
Bagrichthys is a genus of bagrid catfishes.
Mystus is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages.
Leiocassis is a genus of bagrid catfishes found mostly in Southeast Asia with some species occurring in China.
Pseudobagrus is a genus of bagrid catfishes that inhabit streams and rivers throughout East Asia. About half of these species occur in China.
Pseudomystus is a genus of catfishes of the family Bagridae.
Helicophagus is a genus of shark catfishes native to Southeast Asia.
Pseudobagarius is a genus of catfishes of the family Akysidae.
Ompok is a genus of fish in the family Siluridae found in lakes and large rivers throughout South and Southeast Asia.
Hemibagrus nemurus is a species of catfishes of the genus Hemibagrus in the family Bagridae. After a major review by Ng and Kottelat (2013), its distribution is believed to be confined (endemic) to Java. It is found in Sumatra in the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in 2016, too. These catfish are found in Malaysia, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Thailand. In Malaysia and Indonesia, they are called ikan Baung while Malaysian Chinese call these catfish 白须公 or 白叔公 which means white whiskered man because of their white whiskers .They are common food fish in Malaysia and Indonesia, they are either steamed or cooked in curry.
Hemibagrus divaricatus is a species of bagrid catfish found in the Perak River drainage in the western Peninsula of Malaysia. This species reaches a length of 30.8 cm (12.1 in).
Hemibagrus semotus is a species of bagrid catfish found in the Padas River drainage and the shorter coastal rivers which drain the west face of the Crocker Range in northern Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia. This species reaches a length of 19.9 cm (7.8 in).
Hemibagrus lacustrinus is a species of bagrid catfish found in Sumatra, Indonesia in the Danau Singkarak and upper Ombilin River. This species reaches a length of 22.3 cm (8.8 in).
Hemibagrus spilopterus is a species of bagrid catfish from Cambodia, is only known from the lower Mekong. This species reaches a length of 5 cm (2.0 in).
