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Accurate info and multiple images of catfish species. We have 5,041 species, 19,940 images encompassing 61,053 populations in 6,549 registered aquaria. There's 1,797 breeding reports and 10,019 wishlists too. See also the catfish on stamps, habitat, underwater, video collections and all C, CW, L & LDA numbers.

Shane's World

A wide array of hundreds of informative catfish articles. There's something for everyone here, ranging from newbie essentials to specialist topics split across four sections - Species, Reproduction, Geography and 'Catfishology'. Dive in!

Catfish of the Month

CotMThis month's featured species is Callichthys callichthys. Are you looking for in-depth on a particular species? Then check out the vast CotM Archives.

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Catfish Spelunking in Mexico by Shane Linder. Spelunking is the pursuit of exploration of caves, pot-holes and, in this case, Mexican cenotes with their own peculiar catfish in residence.

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Book Reviews

Read curated catfish book reviews and other fishkeeping Book Reviews, written by aquarists for aquarists. Recent updates:
Apr 27 Banjos, Dorads and Woodcats Aspredinidae, Doradadidae and Auchenipteridae Catfishes by Nathan Hill
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