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.
The Ariidae or ariid catfish are a family of catfish that mainly live in marine waters with many freshwater and brackish water species. They are found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate zones. The family includes about 143 species.
The Bagridae are a family of catfish that are native to Africa (Bagrus) and Asia from Japan to Borneo. It includes about 245 species. These fish are commonly known as naked catfishes or bagrid catfishes.
Akysis is the largest genus of catfishes of the family Akysidae.
The Anchariidae are a family of catfishes containing two genera, Ancharius and Gogo with 6 species. Anchariids are a strictly freshwater group endemic to Madagascar. Anchariids are characterized by the presence of fringed barbels and a reduced anterior nuchal plate.
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.
Hemibagrus is a genus of catfishes of the family Bagridae.
Caelatoglanis zonatus is a species of catfish of the family Erethistidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Caelatoglanis.
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.
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.
Ancharius, the Vaonas, is a small genus of catfishes of the family Anchariidae.
Gogo is a small genus of catfishes of the family Anchariidae. It includes four species.
Pseudobagarius is a genus of catfishes of the family Akysidae.
Gogo ornatus is a species of catfish of the family Anchariidae endemic to Madagascar where it is found in the Mangoro River basin. It reaches a length of 21.2 cm.
Nanobagrus armatus is a species of bagrid catfish found in the Mahakam and Kapuas River basins of Borneo.
Nanobagrus nebulosus is a species of bagrid catfish endemic to Malaysia where it is found in the Endau and Sedili River drainages in the southeastern Malay Peninsula. It grows to a length of 3.5 cm and has a brown body with three rows of cream-colored spots that are found above, along, and below the lateral line.
