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 Family Overview | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced | Sy LURE Id Day |
| Family Common Name | Sheath Catfishes |
| Features | Lacks an adipose fin and / or nasal barbels. Long anal fin stretching right up to the caudal. The lower jaw extends beyond the mouth in many species. |
| Common Names | Glass Catfish, Helicopter Catfish, Wels |
| Size | Smallest 55mm, largest 5000mm, average 535mm, most commonly 1000mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 94 "species" in 12 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 34 species (36%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Distribution | Continental Europe to Asia, introduced into the UK Login to view the map. |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kryptopterus | 14 species | (142 keepers) |
| 2. | Ompok | 25 species | (37 keepers) |
| 3. | Silurus | 19 species | (20 keepers) |
| 4. | Wallagonia | 3 species | (13 keepers) |
| 5. | Silurichthys | 7 species | (8 keepers) |
| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (50.62%) | |
| 2. | (4.56%) | |
| 3. | (4.15%) | |
| 4. | (3.73%) | |
| 5. | (3.32%) | |
| 6. | (3.32%) | |
| 7. | (2.9%) | |
| 8. | (2.07%) | |
| 9. | (2.07%) | |
| 10. | (2.07%) | |
| 11. | (2.07%) | |
| 12. | (2.07%) | |
| 13. | (2.07%) | |
| 14. | (1.66%) | |
| 15. | (1.66%) | |
| 16. | (1.24%) | |
| 17. | (1.24%) | |
| 18. | (1.24%) | |
| 19. | (0.83%) | |
| 20. | (0.83%) | |
| 21. | (0.83%) | |
| 22. | (0.41%) | |
| 23. | (0.41%) | |
| 24. | (0.41%) | |
| 25. | (0.41%) | |
/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/vitreolus/1.jpg "Kryptopterus vitreolus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/bimaculatus/1.jpg "Ompok bimaculatus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/glanis/1.jpg "Silurus glanis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/macrocephalus/1.jpg "Kryptopterus macrocephalus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/wallagonia/leerii/1.jpg "Wallagonia leerii")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/pabda/1.jpg "Ompok pabda")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/eugeneiatus/1.jpg "Ompok eugeneiatus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/wallagonia/micropogon/1.jpg "Wallagonia micropogon")
/siluriformes/siluridae/wallago/attu/1.jpg "Wallago attu")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/asotus/1.jpg "Silurus asotus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurichthys/hasseltii/1.jpg "Silurichthys hasseltii")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/siluroides/1.jpg "Ompok siluroides")
/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/cryptopterus/1.jpg "Kryptopterus cryptopterus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/phalacronotus/bleekeri/1.jpg "Phalacronotus bleekeri")
/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/bicirrhis/1.jpg "Kryptopterus bicirrhis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/phalacronotus/apogon/1.jpg "Phalacronotus apogon")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/rhadinurus/1.jpg "Ompok rhadinurus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/belodontichthys/dinema/1.jpg "Belodontichthys dinema")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/triostegus/1.jpg "Silurus triostegus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurichthys/phaiosoma/1.jpg "Silurichthys phaiosoma")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/pabo/1.jpg "Ompok pabo")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/soldatovi/1.jpg "Silurus soldatovi")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/meridionalis/1.jpg "Silurus meridionalis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/biwaensis/1.jpg "Silurus biwaensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurichthys/indragiriensis/1.jpg "Silurichthys indragiriensis")
| Alphabetic Species List (Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:8, k:3, b:0) | |
| 2. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 3. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 4. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 5. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 6. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 7. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 8. | (i:5, k:4, b:0) | |
| 9. | (i:6, k:5, b:0) | |
| 10. | (i:5, k:1, b:0) | |
| 11. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 12. | Kryptopterus hesperius | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 13. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 14. | Kryptopterus lumholtzi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 15. | (i:9, k:9, b:0) | |
| 16. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 17. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 18. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 19. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 20. | (i:20, k:122, b:0) | |
| 21. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 22. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 23. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 24. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 25. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 26. | (i:13, k:11, b:0) | |
| 27. | Ompok binotatus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 28. | Ompok borneensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 29. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 30. | Ompok canio | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 31. | Ompok ceylonensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 32. | (i:6, k:7, b:0) | |
| 33. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 34. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 35. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 36. | Ompok leiacanthus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 37. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 38. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 39. | (i:9, k:8, b:0) | |
| 40. | (i:6, k:2, b:0) | |
| 41. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 42. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 43. | Ompok pluriradiatus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 44. | (i:2, k:3, b:0) | |
| 45. | Ompok sabanus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 46. | (i:12, k:5, b:0) | |
| 47. | (i:6, k:0, b:0) | |
| 48. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 49. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 50. | (i:11, k:3, b:0) | |
| 51. | (i:6, k:4, b:0) | |
| 52. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 53. | (i:7, k:1, b:0) | |
| 54. | (i:7, k:0, b:0) | |
| 55. | (i:7, k:1, b:0) | |
| 56. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 57. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 58. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 59. | (i:5, k:1, b:0) | |
| 60. | (i:4, k:0, b:0) | |
| 61. | Pterocryptis subrisa | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 62. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 63. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 64. | (i:4, k:1, b:0) | |
| 65. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 66. | (i:4, k:5, b:0) | |
| 67. | (i:10, k:1, b:0) | |
| 68. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 69. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 70. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 71. | (i:6, k:2, b:0) | |
| 72. | Silurus aristotelis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 73. | (i:8, k:5, b:0) | |
| 74. | (i:5, k:1, b:0) | |
| 75. | Silurus burmanensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 76. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 77. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 78. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 79. | (i:34, k:10, b:0) | |
| 80. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 81. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 82. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 83. | Silurus lithophilus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 84. | Silurus longibarbatus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 85. | (i:4, k:0, b:0) | |
| 86. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 87. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 88. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 89. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 90. | (i:5, k:2, b:0) | |
| 91. | (i:16, k:5, b:0) | |
| 92. | (i:12, k:8, b:0) | |
| 93. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 94. | (i:5, k:5, b:0) | |
/siluriformes/siluridae/belodontichthys/truncatus/1.jpg "Belodontichthys truncatus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ceratoglanis/scleronema/1.jpg "Ceratoglanis scleronema")
/siluriformes/siluridae/hemisilurus/heterorhynchus/1.jpg "Hemisilurus heterorhynchus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/hemisilurus/mekongensis/1.jpg "Hemisilurus mekongensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/hemisilurus/moolenburghi/1.jpg "Hemisilurus moolenburghi")
/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/baramensis/1.jpg "Kryptopterus baramensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/dissitus/1.jpg "Kryptopterus dissitus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/geminus/1.jpg "Kryptopterus geminus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/limpok/1.jpg "Kryptopterus limpok")
/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/minor/1.jpg "Kryptopterus minor")
/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/mononema/1.jpg "Kryptopterus mononema")
/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/palembangensis/1.jpg "Kryptopterus palembangensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/kryptopterus/piperatus/1.jpg "Kryptopterus piperatus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/micronema/cheveyi/1.jpg "Micronema cheveyi")
/siluriformes/siluridae/micronema/hexapterus/1.jpg "Micronema hexapterus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/micronema/moorei/1.jpg "Micronema moorei")
/siluriformes/siluridae/micronema/platypogon/1.jpg "Micronema platypogon")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/argestes/1.jpg "Ompok argestes")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/brevirictus/1.jpg "Ompok brevirictus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/fumidus/1.jpg "Ompok fumidus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/hypophthalmus/1.jpg "Ompok hypophthalmus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/karunkodu/1.jpg "Ompok karunkodu")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/malabaricus/1.jpg "Ompok malabaricus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/miostoma/1.jpg "Ompok miostoma")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/pinnatus/1.jpg "Ompok pinnatus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/platyrhynchus/1.jpg "Ompok platyrhynchus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/supernus/1.jpg "Ompok supernus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/urbaini/1.jpg "Ompok urbaini")
/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/weberi/1.jpg "Ompok weberi")
/siluriformes/siluridae/phalacronotus/parvanalis/1.jpg "Phalacronotus parvanalis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/anomala/1.jpg "Pterocryptis anomala")
/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/barakensis/1.jpg "Pterocryptis barakensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/berdmorei/1.jpg "Pterocryptis berdmorei")
/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/buccata/1.jpg "Pterocryptis buccata")
/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/cochinchinensis/1.jpg "Pterocryptis cochinchinensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/furnessi/1.jpg "Pterocryptis furnessi")
/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/gangelica/1.jpg "Pterocryptis gangelica")
/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/indica/1.jpg "Pterocryptis indica")
/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/taytayensis/1.jpg "Pterocryptis taytayensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/vorax/1.jpg "Pterocryptis vorax")
/siluriformes/siluridae/pterocryptis/wynaadensis/1.jpg "Pterocryptis wynaadensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurichthys/exortivus/1.jpg "Silurichthys exortivus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurichthys/insulanus/1.jpg "Silurichthys insulanus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurichthys/ligneolus/1.jpg "Silurichthys ligneolus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurichthys/marmoratus/1.jpg "Silurichthys marmoratus")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/caobangensis/1.jpg "Silurus caobangensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/dakrongensis/1.jpg "Silurus dakrongensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/duanensis/1.jpg "Silurus duanensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/grahami/1.jpg "Silurus grahami")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/langsonensis/1.jpg "Silurus langsonensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/lanzhouensis/1.jpg "Silurus lanzhouensis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/mento/1.jpg "Silurus mento")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/microdorsalis/1.jpg "Silurus microdorsalis")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/tomodai/1.jpg "Silurus tomodai")
/siluriformes/siluridae/wallagonia/maculatus/1.jpg "Wallagonia maculatus")