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 agassizii |
(i:0, k:0) |
39. |
Cathorops aguadulce |
(i:2, k:0) |
40. |
Cathorops belizensis |
(i:2, k:0) |
41. |
Cathorops dasycephalus |
(i:1, k:0) |
42. |
Cathorops fuerthii |
(i:1, k:0) |
43. |
Cathorops higuchii |
(i:2, k:0) |
44. |
Cathorops hypophthalmus |
(i:1, k:0) |
45. |
Cathorops kailolae |
(i:2, k:0) |
46. |
Cathorops melanopus |
(i:2, k:0) |
47. |
Cathorops multiradiatus |
(i:1, k:0) |
48. |
Cathorops spixii |
(i:2, k:0) |
49. |
Cathorops steindachneri |
(i:1, k:0) |
50. |
Cathorops taylori |
(i:1, k:0) |
51. |
Cathorops tuyra |
(i:1, k:0) |
52. |
Cephalocassis borneensis |
(i:6, k:0) |
53. |
Cephalocassis jatius |
(i:1, k:0) |
54. |
Cephalocassis melanochir |
(i:1, k:0) |
55. |
Chinchaysuyoa labiata |
(i:0, k:0) |
56. |
Chinchaysuyoa ortegai |
(i:0, k:0) |
57. |
Cinetodus froggatti |
(i:2, k:0) |
58. |
Cryptarius truncatus |
(i:8, k:0) |
59. |
Doiichthys novaeguineae |
(i:1, k:0) |
60. |
Galeichthys feliceps |
(i:1, k:0) |
61. |
Galeichthys peruvianus |
(i:2, k:0) |
62. |
Genidens barbus |
(i:1, k:0) |
63. |
Genidens genidens |
(i:1, k:0) |
64. |
Hemiarius sona |
(i:1, k:0) |
65. |
Hemiarius stormii |
(i:2, k:0) |
66. |
Hemiarius verrucosus |
(i:1, k:0) |
67. |
Hexanematichthys mastersi |
(i:3, k:0) |
68. |
Hexanematichthys sagor |
(i:2, k:0) |
69. |
Ketengus typus |
(i:4, k:0) |
70. |
Nemapteryx augusta |
(i:0, k:0) |
71. |
Nemapteryx nenga |
(i:5, k:0) |
72. |
Neoarius berneyi |
(i:2, k:6) |
73. |
Neoarius graeffei |
(i:5, k:3) |
74. |
Neoarius midgleyorum |
(i:1, k:0) |
75. |
Neoarius paucus |
(i:1, k:0) |
76. |
Netuma bilineata |
(i:4, k:0) |
77. |
Netuma patriciae |
(i:3, k:0) |
78. |
Netuma thalassina |
(i:1, k:1) |
79. |
Notarius armbrusteri |
(i:2, k:0) |
80. |
Notarius biffi |
(i:1, k:0) |
81. |
Notarius cookei |
(i:1, k:0) |
82. |
Notarius grandicassis |
(i:0, k:0) |
83. |
Notarius insculptus |
(i:1, k:0) |
84. |
Notarius kessleri |
(i:1, k:0) |
85. |
Notarius lentiginosus |
(i:1, k:0) |
86. |
Notarius parmocassis |
(i:2, k:0) |
87. |
Notarius planiceps |
(i:1, k:0) |
88. |
Notarius troschelii |
(i:1, k:0) |
89. |
Occidentarius platypogon |
(i:1, k:0) |
90. |
Osteogeneiosus militaris |
(i:10, k:0) |
91. |
Plicofollis argyropleuron |
(i:1, k:0) |
92. |
Plicofollis dussumieri |
(i:1, k:0) |
93. |
Plicofollis layardi |
(i:0, k:0) |
94. |
Plicofollis magatensis |
(i:0, k:0) |
95. |
Plicofollis nella |
(i:1, k:0) |
96. |
Plicofollis platystomus |
(i:0, k:0) |
97. |
Plicofollis polystaphylodon |
(i:0, k:0) |
98. |
Plicofollis tonggol |
(i:0, k:0) |
99. |
Potamarius grandoculis |
(i:0, k:0) |
100. |
Potamarius nelsoni |
(i:1, k:0) |
101. |
Potamosilurus latirostris |
(i:0, k:0) |
102. |
Sciades dowii |
(i:1, k:0) |
103. |
Sciades herzbergii |
(i:3, k:0) |
104. |
†Sciades latissimum |
(i:2, k:0) |
105. |
†Sciades peregrinus |
(i:2, k:0) |
106. |
Sciades proops |
(i:0, k:0) |
Total of 106 species |
| The Catfish Family Ariidae |
|
 |
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 106 species in 28 genera in the database |
Keepers |
6 species ( 5%) are being kept by registered keepers |
Subfamilies |
1. |
Ariinae, 100 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 , 3 species (1 keepers) |
5. |
Amphiarius , 3 species (0 keepers) |
Distribution of selected species |
Log in to view species occurence data on a map. | Most Kept Species |
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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