Species top 100

[Joren56]

Just information on the species most searched top 100 of the site : How many members / family the top 100 counts.

Loricariidae : 69
Callichthyidae : 8
Mochokidae : 6
Pimelodidae : 4
Bagridae : 2
Doradidae : 2
Pangasiidae : 2
Pseudopimelodidae : 2
Ariidae : 1
Auchenipteridae : 1
Ictaluridae : 1
Siluridae : 1
Sisoridae : 1

[Shane]

I added up the same numbers a year or so ago and they were slightly less skewed. No big surprises though. Plecos are popular right now.
-Shane

[Joren56]

Dind't see that topic.

[Joren56]

Don't know if this one has been added up but this is without Loricariidae :

Callichthyidae : 20
Mochokidae : 15
Pimelodidae : 13
Bagridae : 8
Doradidae : 7
Auchenipteridae : 6
Siluridae : 6
Clariidae : 4
Ictaluridae : 3
Pangasiidae : 3
Claroteidae : 2
Pseudopimelodidae : 2
Sisoridae : 2
Ariidae : 1
Aspredinidae : 1
Cetopsidae : 1
Chacidae : 1
Erethistidae : 1
Heptapteridae : 1
Malapteruridae : 1
Plotosidae : 1
Trichomycteridae : 1

[Shane]

Dind't see that topic.

Not your fault. I believe it was in either the Mods Forum or e-mails. My purpose was for help trying to figure out what I should do for a Catfish of the Month (COTM) article. However, if Jools linked COTMs to Cat-eLog popularity, 10 months of the year would be loricariid spp. I like plecos as much as anyone but I also think a varying COTM among all families introduces people to new things. In 2007, four of the 12 COTMs were loricariids. That seems fair to me as the other 8 were from a variety of families.
-Shane

[Jools]

What would be interesting would be to see what are the most commonly accessed species WITHOUT CotM articles. If that's of interest, let me know and I'll work on it - it should only take 30 minutes or so.

Jools