This pages displays all catfishes listed on the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) positive list that defines species than could be legally collected and exported from Brazil from 2008 onwards. As of April 2020, this is now defunct and replaced by the Brazil Negative list.

1. ASPREDINIDAE

Total of 8 species.

2. AUCHENIPTERIDAE

Total of 14 species.

3. CALLICHTHYIDAE

Total of 88 species.

4. CETOPSIDAE

Total of 3 species.

5. DORADIDAE

Total of 22 species.

6. HEPTAPTERIDAE

Total of 7 species.

7. ICTALURIDAE

Total of 1 species.

8. LORICARIIDAE

Total of 130 species.

9. PIMELODIDAE

Total of 9 species.

10. PSEUDOPIMELODIDAE

Total of 5 species.

11. TRICHOMYCTERIDAE

Total of 4 species.