 Species List |
|---|
| 1. |
†Amphiarius paleoorinocoensis |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 2. |
Amphiarius phrygiatus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 3. |
Amphiarius rugispinis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 4. |
†Ariopsis ariopsilus |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 5. |
Ariopsis assimilis |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 6. |
Ariopsis canteri |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 7. |
Ariopsis felis |
(i:7, k:1) |
| 8. |
Ariopsis gilberti |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 9. |
Ariopsis guatemalensis |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 10. |
Ariopsis jimenezi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 11. |
Ariopsis seemanni |
(i:13, k:33) |
| 12. |
Ariopsis simonsi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 13. |
Arius acutirostris |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 14. |
Arius africanus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 15. |
Arius arius |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 16. |
Arius festinus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 17. |
Arius gagora |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 18. |
Arius gigas |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 19. |
Arius leptonotacanthus |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 20. |
Arius maculatus |
(i:9, k:0) |
| 21. |
Arius madagascariensis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 22. |
Arius sp. (reallocate) |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 23. |
Arius subrostratus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 24. |
Arius uncinatus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 25. |
Arius utik |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 26. |
Arius venosus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 27. |
Aspistor luniscutis |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 28. |
Aspistor quadriscutis |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 29. |
†Aspistor verumquadriscutis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 30. |
Bagre marinus |
(i:9, k:0) |
| 31. |
Bagre panamensis |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 32. |
Bagre pinnimaculatus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 33. |
†Bagre urumacoensis |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 34. |
Batrachocephalus mino |
(i:2, k:1) |
| 35. |
Carlarius heudelotii |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 36. |
Carlarius latiscutatus |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 37. |
Carlarius parkii |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 38. |
Cathorops aguadulce |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 39. |
Cathorops belizensis |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 40. |
Cathorops dasycephalus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 41. |
Cathorops fuerthii |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 42. |
Cathorops higuchii |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 43. |
Cathorops hypophthalmus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 44. |
Cathorops kailolae |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 45. |
Cathorops melanopus |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 46. |
Cathorops multiradiatus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 47. |
Cathorops spixii |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 48. |
Cathorops steindachneri |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 49. |
Cathorops taylori |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 50. |
Cathorops tuyra |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 51. |
Cephalocassis borneensis |
(i:6, k:0) |
| 52. |
Cephalocassis jatius |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 53. |
Cephalocassis melanochir |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 54. |
Chinchaysuyoa labiata |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 55. |
Chinchaysuyoa ortegai |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 56. |
Cinetodus froggatti |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 57. |
Cryptarius truncatus |
(i:8, k:0) |
| 58. |
Doiichthys novaeguineae |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 59. |
Galeichthys feliceps |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 60. |
Galeichthys peruvianus |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 61. |
Genidens barbus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 62. |
Genidens genidens |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 63. |
Hemiarius sona |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 64. |
Hemiarius stormii |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 65. |
Hemiarius verrucosus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 66. |
Hexanematichthys mastersi |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 67. |
Hexanematichthys sagor |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 68. |
Ketengus typus |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 69. |
Nemapteryx augusta |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 70. |
Nemapteryx nenga |
(i:5, k:0) |
| 71. |
Neoarius berneyi |
(i:2, k:6) |
| 72. |
Neoarius graeffei |
(i:5, k:3) |
| 73. |
Neoarius midgleyorum |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 74. |
Neoarius paucus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 75. |
Netuma bilineata |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 76. |
Netuma thalassina |
(i:1, k:1) |
| 77. |
Notarius armbrusteri |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 78. |
Notarius biffi |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 79. |
Notarius cookei |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 80. |
Notarius grandicassis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 81. |
Notarius insculptus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 82. |
Notarius kessleri |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 83. |
Notarius lentiginosus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 84. |
Notarius parmocassis |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 85. |
Notarius planiceps |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 86. |
Notarius troschelii |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 87. |
Occidentarius platypogon |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 88. |
Osteogeneiosus militaris |
(i:10, k:0) |
| 89. |
Plicofollis argyropleuron |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 90. |
Plicofollis dussumieri |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 91. |
Plicofollis layardi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 92. |
Plicofollis magatensis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 93. |
Plicofollis nella |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 94. |
Plicofollis platystomus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 95. |
Plicofollis polystaphylodon |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 96. |
Plicofollis tonggol |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 97. |
Potamarius grandoculis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 98. |
Potamarius nelsoni |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 99. |
Potamosilurus latirostris |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 100. |
Sciades dowii |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 101. |
Sciades herzbergii |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 102. |
†Sciades latissimum |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 103. |
†Sciades peregrinus |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 104. |
Sciades proops |
(i:0, k:0) |
| Total of 104 species |
|---|
| | The Catfish Family Ariidae |
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|
 |
| Family Common Name |
Sea Catfishes |
| Distribution |
Worldwide mainly in estuarine areas. |
| Common Names |
Black Tip Colombian Shark Catfish, Gafftopsail |
| Size |
Smallest 150mm, largest 1850mm, average 467mm, most commonly 450mm. All SL. |
| Species |
There are 104 species in 28 genera in the database |
| Keepers |
6 species ( 5%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Subfamilies |
|---|
| 1. |
Ariinae, 98 species (94%) |
| 2. |
Bagreinae, 4 species (4%) |
| 3. |
Galeichthyinae, 2 species (2%) |
| Top Five Genera |
|---|
| 1. |
Ariopsis , 9 species (34 keepers) |
| 2. |
Neoarius , 4 species (9 keepers) |
| 3. |
Batrachocephalus , 1 species (1 keepers) |
| 4. |
Netuma , 2 species (1 keepers) |
| 5. |
Amphiarius , 3 species (0 keepers) |
| Distribution of selected species |
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Log in to view species occurence data on a map. | | Most Kept Species |
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| 1. |
Ariopsis seemanni (73.33%) |
| 2. |
Neoarius berneyi (13.33%) |
| 3. |
Neoarius graeffei (6.67%) |
| 4. |
Netuma thalassina (2.22%) |
| 5. |
Batrachocephalus mino (2.22%) |
| 6. |
Ariopsis felis (2.22%) |
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