Sisoridae is a family of catfishes. These Asian catfishes live in fast-moving waters and often have adaptations that allow them to adhere to objects in their habitats. The family includes about 235 species.
Akysis is the largest genus of catfishes of the family Akysidae.
Phreatobius is a genus of very small catfishes from tropical South America.
Zungaropsis is a genus of catfish of the family Pimelodidae. It is a monotypic genus, containing only the single species Zungaropsis multimaculatus, and is considered closely related to Zungaro. In 2003, Zungaropsis was considered as a genus inquirendum of the Pimelodidae.
Andersonia leptura is a species of catfish of the family Amphiliidae, and is the only species of the genus Andersonia. This fish grows to about 50.0 cm (19.7 in) in total length; it is found in the Omo, Niger, and Upper Nile Rivers and the Lake Chad basin, and is also known from Lake Debo. Although previously considered to be toothless on the lower jaw, dentition has been found on the premaxilla and the dentary. The teeth are embedded in the mucous sheath that covers the head and extends into the oral cavity, which makes the teeth difficult to see with the naked eye.
Pareiodon microps is a species of catfish of the family Trichomycteridae, and the only species of the genus Pareiodon. It is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Amazon Basin.
Gogo is a small genus of catfishes of the family Anchariidae. It includes four species.
The toothless catfish is a species of catfish of the family Plotosidae. This fish originates from northern Australia, including Fitzroy, Daly, East Alligator, Roper, Mitchell, and Archer Rivers, in lentic and lotic freshwater habitats. It grows up to about 40.0 centimetres (15.7 in) TL.
The Cooper Creek catfish, Neosiluroides cooperensis, is a species of catfish of the family Plotosidae, and is the only species of the genus Neosiluroides. It is known from the Cooper Creek system of the Lake Eyre drainage. This species grows up to about 46.0 centimetres (18.1 in) SL.
Belonoglanis is a genus of catfishes of the family Amphiliidae. Both species occur in the Congo River basin.
The Somalia catfish is a species of catfish in the family Bagridae. The Somalia catfish is native to the Jubba River in Somalia.
Uegitglanis zammaranoi is the only species of catfish in the genus Uegitglanis of the family Clariidae. It is endemic to Somalia, where it only occurs in caves near the Jubba and the Shebelle Rivers. This species grows to about 10.1 cm (4.0 in) in total length.
Phractura is a genus of loach catfishes that occur in Africa.
Aspredo aspredo is the only species of banjo catfish in the genus Aspredo.
Galeichthys is a genus of sea catfishes. The only genus in the subfamily Galeichthyinae, this genus includes four species.
Amissidens hainesi, the Ridged catfish, is the only species of catfish in the genus Amissidens of the family Ariidae. This species occurs in marine and brackish waters on the southern coast of New Guinea and Northern Australia, between Darwin and southern Gulf of Carpentaria.
Cryptarius is a genus of catfishes of the family Ariidae. It includes two species, C. daugeti and C. truncatus. Cryptarius species originate from brackish waters of south and southeast Asia.
Batrachocephalus mino, the beardless sea catfish, is the only species of catfish in the genus Batrachocephalus of the family Ariidae. This species occurs in marine and brackish waters of Bay of Bengal, and parts of the western central Pacific, in coastal waters, estuaries, and lower reaches of rivers. It is distributed from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, to Indonesia.
Platyallabes tihoni is the only species in the genus Platyallabes of catfishes of the family Clariidae. This species is found in the Malebo Pool. P. tihoni has a body plan that is intermediate to the generalized, fusiform (torpedo-shaped) type such as Clarias species and the anguilliform (eel-shaped) type such as Gymnallabes. This species is known to grow up to 52.8 centimetres (20.8 in) TL.
Paraplotosus butleri, commonly known as the sailfin catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Plotosidae. This fish is found in coastal reefs off northern Australia in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. It grows up to about 32.5 centimetres (12.8 in) SL.
