Order

Siluriformes

1,981 species in this order. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 8 of 34

Dark Sea Catfish

Cathorops melanopus

Ariidae

Box sea catfish

Cathorops multiradiatus

Ariidae
raspfin sea catfish

raspfin sea catfish

Cathorops spixii

Ariidae

Cathorops steindachneri

Cathorops steindachneri

Ariidae

Wayuu Sea Catfish

Cathorops wayuu

Ariidae

Matacaimán

Centrochir crocodili

Doradidae
Centrodoras brachiatus

Centrodoras brachiatus

Centrodoras brachiatus

Doradidae

Pirillo

Centromochlus existimatus

Auchenipteridae

Centromochlus heckelii

Centromochlus heckelii

Auchenipteridae

Centromochlus orca

Centromochlus orca

Auchenipteridae

Centromochlus reticulatus

Centromochlus reticulatus

Auchenipteridae

Cephalosilurus fowleri

Cephalosilurus fowleri

Pseudopimelodidae

Cetopsidium morenoi

Cetopsidium morenoi

Cetopsidae

Whale Catfish

Cetopsidium orientale

Cetopsidae

Whale catfish

Cetopsidium pemon

Cetopsidae

Pez ciego

Cetopsis amphiloxa

Cetopsidae

Whale catfish

Cetopsis arcana

Cetopsidae

Cetopsis baudoensis

Cetopsis baudoensis

Cetopsidae
Candiru-Açu

Candiru-Açu

Cetopsis candiru

Cetopsidae
Blue Whale Catfish

Blue Whale Catfish

Cetopsis coecutiens

Cetopsidae

Cetopsis fimbriata

Cetopsis fimbriata

Cetopsidae

Whale-catfish

Cetopsis gobioides

Cetopsidae

bagre ballena

Cetopsis montana

Cetopsidae

Cetopsis motatanensis

Cetopsis motatanensis

Cetopsidae

whale catfish

Cetopsis oliveirai

Cetopsidae

Whale Cat

Cetopsis orinoco

Cetopsidae

baboso

Cetopsis othonops

Cetopsidae

Whale catfish

Cetopsis parma

Cetopsidae

bagre ballena

Cetopsis pearsoni

Cetopsidae

Canero

Cetopsis plumbea

Cetopsidae

Whale catfish

Cetopsis sandrae

Cetopsidae

Whale catfish

Cetopsis sarcodes

Cetopsidae

Cetopsis umbrosa

Cetopsis umbrosa

Cetopsidae

capitán

Cetopsorhamdia boquillae

Heptapteridae

Cetopsorhamdia hidalgoi

Cetopsorhamdia hidalgoi

Heptapteridae
Cetopsorhamdia iheringi

Cetopsorhamdia iheringi

Cetopsorhamdia iheringi

Heptapteridae

Cetopsorhamdia insidiosa

Cetopsorhamdia insidiosa

Heptapteridae

Bagrecito

Cetopsorhamdia molinae

Heptapteridae

ciego

Cetopsorhamdia nasus

Heptapteridae

Three-barbelled Catfish

Cetopsorhamdia orinoco

Heptapteridae

Cetopsorhamdia phantasia

Cetopsorhamdia phantasia

Heptapteridae

Cetopsorhamdia picklei

Cetopsorhamdia picklei

Heptapteridae

Chaetostoma anale

Chaetostoma anale

Loricariidae
carachama

carachama

Chaetostoma breve

Loricariidae

Chaetostoma brevilabiatum

Chaetostoma brevilabiatum

Loricariidae

Chaetostoma chimu

Chaetostoma chimu

Loricariidae

Chaetostoma dorsale

Chaetostoma dorsale

Loricariidae
couchu

couchu

Chaetostoma fischeri

Loricariidae

Chaetostoma floridablancaensis

Chaetostoma floridablancaensis

Loricariidae

Chaetostoma formosae

Chaetostoma formosae

Loricariidae

Chaetostoma joropo

Chaetostoma joropo

Loricariidae

corroncho

Chaetostoma leucomelas

Loricariidae

caramacha

Chaetostoma lineopunctatum

Loricariidae

carachama

Chaetostoma loborhynchos

Loricariidae

Guaña

Chaetostoma marginatum

Loricariidae
Raspabalsa

Raspabalsa

Chaetostoma microps

Loricariidae

Rubber Lip Pleco

Chaetostoma milesi

Loricariidae

Chaetostoma palmeri

Chaetostoma palmeri

Loricariidae

Chaetostoma patiae

Chaetostoma patiae

Loricariidae

Cucha caqueteña

Chaetostoma platyrhynchus

Loricariidae