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| Pronounced | Are Ee Day |
| Features | Large adult size. Fork tail, small adipose fin. Lack of flank colouration, all species range from gun metal grey to black in colour. |
| Distribution | Worldwide mainly in estuarine areas. |
| Common Names | Black Tip Colombian Shark Catfish, Gafftopsail |
| Size | Smallest 32mm, largest 1850mm, average 480mm, most commonly 350mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 106 species in 29 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 7 species ( 6%) are being kept by registered keepers |
 Subfamilies in Ariidae | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 100 species | (94%) | |
| 2. | 4 species | (4%) | |
| 3. | 2 species | (2%) | |
| 4. | None | 1 species | (1%) |
| Top Five Genera | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ariopsis | 9 species | (35 keepers) |
| 2. | Neoarius | 4 species | (9 keepers) |
| 3. | Hexanematichthys | 2 species | (1 keepers) |
| 4. | Batrachocephalus | 1 species | (1 keepers) |
| 5. | Netuma | 3 species | (1 keepers) |
| Distribution of selected species | |
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| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ariopsis seemanni | (72.34%) |
| 2. | Neoarius berneyi | (12.77%) |
| 3. | Neoarius graeffei | (6.38%) |
| 4. | Netuma thalassina | (2.13%) |
| 5. | Hexanematichthys sagor | (2.13%) |
| 6. | Batrachocephalus mino | (2.13%) |
| 7. | Ariopsis felis | (2.13%) |