Cat-eLog Right Families Right Siluridae

Artistic impression of typical member of the Siluridae
 
Down 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 68mm, largest 5000mm, average 791mm, most commonly 150mm. All SL.
Species There are 33 "species" in 27 genera in the database
Keepers 33 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution Continental Europe to Asia, introduced into the UK

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Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Wallagonia3 species(5 keepers)
2.Wallago1 species(5 keepers)
3.Pterocryptis12 species(4 keepers)
4.Silurus19 species(3 keepers)
5.Phalacronotus3 species(3 keepers)
Down Most Kept Species
1.
Kryptopterus vitreolusKryptopterus vitreolus
(50.83%)
2.
Ompok bimaculatusOmpok bimaculatus
(4.58%)
3.
Silurus glanisSilurus glanis
(4.17%)
4.
Kryptopterus macrocephalusKryptopterus macrocephalus
(3.75%)
5.
Wallagonia leeriiWallagonia leerii
(3.33%)
6.
Ompok pabdaOmpok pabda
(3.33%)
7.
Ompok eugeneiatusOmpok eugeneiatus
(2.92%)
8.
Wallagonia micropogonWallagonia micropogon
(2.08%)
9.
Wallago attuWallago attu
(2.08%)
10.
Silurus asotusSilurus asotus
(2.08%)
11.
Silurichthys hasseltiiSilurichthys hasseltii
(2.08%)
12.
Ompok siluroidesOmpok siluroides
(2.08%)
13.
Kryptopterus cryptopterusKryptopterus cryptopterus
(2.08%)
14.
Phalacronotus bleekeriPhalacronotus bleekeri
(1.67%)
15.
Kryptopterus bicirrhisKryptopterus bicirrhis
(1.67%)
16.
Phalacronotus apogonPhalacronotus apogon
(1.25%)
17.
Ompok rhadinurusOmpok rhadinurus
(1.25%)
18.
Belodontichthys dinemaBelodontichthys dinema
(1.25%)
19.
Silurus triostegusSilurus triostegus
(0.83%)
20.
Silurichthys phaiosomaSilurichthys phaiosoma
(0.83%)
21.
Ompok paboOmpok pabo
(0.83%)
22.
Silurus soldatoviSilurus soldatovi
(0.42%)
23.
Silurus meridionalisSilurus meridionalis
(0.42%)
24.
Silurus biwaensisSilurus biwaensis
(0.42%)
25.
Silurichthys indragiriensisSilurichthys indragiriensis
(0.42%)
Down Most Kept Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred)
1.
Kryptopterus vitreolusKryptopterus vitreolus
(i:20, k:122, b:0)
2.
Ompok bimaculatusOmpok bimaculatus
(i:13, k:11, b:0)
3.
Silurus glanisSilurus glanis
(i:34, k:10, b:0)
4.
Kryptopterus macrocephalusKryptopterus macrocephalus
(i:9, k:9, b:0)
5.
Ompok pabdaOmpok pabda
(i:9, k:8, b:0)
6.
Wallagonia leeriiWallagonia leerii
(i:12, k:8, b:0)
7.
Ompok eugeneiatusOmpok eugeneiatus
(i:6, k:7, b:0)
8.
Kryptopterus cryptopterusKryptopterus cryptopterus
(i:6, k:5, b:0)
9.
Ompok siluroidesOmpok siluroides
(i:12, k:5, b:0)
10.
Silurichthys hasseltiiSilurichthys hasseltii
(i:4, k:5, b:0)
11.
Silurus asotusSilurus asotus
(i:8, k:5, b:0)
12.
Wallago attuWallago attu
(i:16, k:5, b:0)
13.
Wallagonia micropogonWallagonia micropogon
(i:5, k:5, b:0)
14.
Kryptopterus bicirrhisKryptopterus bicirrhis
(i:5, k:4, b:0)
15.
Phalacronotus bleekeriPhalacronotus bleekeri
(i:6, k:4, b:0)
16.
Belodontichthys dinemaBelodontichthys dinema
(i:8, k:3, b:0)
17.
Ompok rhadinurusOmpok rhadinurus
(i:2, k:3, b:0)
18.
Phalacronotus apogonPhalacronotus apogon
(i:11, k:3, b:0)
19.
Ompok paboOmpok pabo
(i:6, k:2, b:0)
20.
Silurichthys phaiosomaSilurichthys phaiosoma
(i:6, k:2, b:0)
21.
Silurus triostegusSilurus triostegus
(i:5, k:2, b:0)
22.
Kryptopterus dissitusKryptopterus dissitus
(i:5, k:1, b:0)
23.
Kryptopterus minorKryptopterus minor
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
24.
Micronema cheveyiMicronema cheveyi
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
25.
Ompok malabaricusOmpok malabaricus
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
26.
Pterocryptis anomalaPterocryptis anomala
(i:7, k:1, b:0)
27.
Pterocryptis berdmoreiPterocryptis berdmorei
(i:7, k:1, b:0)
28.
Pterocryptis gangelicaPterocryptis gangelica
(i:5, k:1, b:0)
29.
Pterocryptis wynaadensisPterocryptis wynaadensis
(i:4, k:1, b:0)
30.
Silurichthys indragiriensisSilurichthys indragiriensis
(i:10, k:1, b:0)
31.
Silurus biwaensisSilurus biwaensis
(i:5, k:1, b:0)
32.
Silurus meridionalisSilurus meridionalis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
33.
Silurus soldatoviSilurus soldatovi
(i:3, k:1, b:0)