Cat-eLog Right Families RightSisoridae

Artistic impression of typical member of the Sisoridae
 
Down Family Overview
Pronounced Sis SORE Iday
Family Common Name Sisorid Catfishes
Features Many species have differing features within this large family. Generally a large fleshy adipose fin is present along with a deeply forked caudal fin. Some posses thickened membranes on the babels or suckermouth.
Common Names Sand sharks, Hill-stream catfishes, Moth Catfish, Asian Whiptails
Size Smallest 25mm, largest 2000mm, average 215mm, most commonly 30mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 49 "species" in 32 genera in the database
Keepers 49 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution Asia

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Down Subfamilies in Sisoridae (by species)
2.Sisorinae1126 species(2298%)
2.Glyptosterninae42 species(86%)
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Glyptothorax140 species(12 keepers)
2.Erethistes11 species(2 keepers)
3.Bagarius6 species(2 keepers)
4.Erethistoides7 species(2 keepers)
5.Gogangra2 species(2 keepers)
Down Most Kept Species
1.(37.15%)
2.(9.38%)
3.(6.94%)
4.(3.82%)
5.(2.78%)
6.(2.43%)
7.(2.43%)
8.(2.08%)
9.(2.08%)
10.(2.08%)
11.(1.74%)
12.(1.74%)
13.(1.39%)
14.(1.39%)
15.(1.39%)
16.(1.39%)
17.(1.39%)
18.(1.39%)
19.(1.04%)
20.(1.04%)
21.(1.04%)
22.(1.04%)
23.(1.04%)
24.(0.69%)
25.(0.69%)
Down Most Kept Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred)
1.(i:20, k:107, b:0)
2.(i:14, k:27, b:0)
3.(i:3, k:20, b:0)
4.(i:16, k:11, b:0)
5.(i:21, k:8, b:0)
6.(i:10, k:7, b:0)
7.(i:6, k:7, b:0)
8.(i:14, k:6, b:0)
9.(i:20, k:6, b:0)
10.(i:10, k:6, b:0)
11.(i:12, k:5, b:0)
12.(i:6, k:5, b:0)
13.(i:5, k:4, b:0)
14.(i:13, k:4, b:0)
15.(i:13, k:4, b:0)
16.(i:8, k:4, b:0)
17.(i:6, k:4, b:0)
18.(i:8, k:4, b:0)
19.(i:16, k:3, b:0)
20.(i:6, k:3, b:0)
21.(i:9, k:3, b:0)
22.(i:2, k:3, b:0)
23.(i:8, k:3, b:0)
24.(i:9, k:2, b:0)
25.(i:4, k:2, b:0)
26.(i:13, k:2, b:0)
27.(i:13, k:2, b:0)
28.(i:15, k:2, b:0)
29.(i:6, k:2, b:0)
30.(i:9, k:2, b:0)
31.(i:6, k:2, b:0)
32.(i:3, k:1, b:0)
33.(i:4, k:1, b:0)
34.(i:5, k:1, b:0)
35.(i:4, k:1, b:0)
36.(i:5, k:1, b:0)
37.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
38.(i:2, k:1, b:0)
39.(i:2, k:1, b:0)
40.(i:8, k:1, b:0)
41.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
42.(i:17, k:1, b:0)
43.(i:8, k:1, b:0)
44.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
45.(i:9, k:1, b:0)
46.(i:2, k:1, b:0)
47.(i:6, k:1, b:0)
48.(i:4, k:1, b:0)
49.(i:7, k:1, b:0)