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Silurus
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by Silurus 26 Jul 2016, 15:24
My copy of the fifth edition of "Fishes of the World" arrived yesterday and here is a listing of the catfish families recognized in there:
Ailiidae
Akysidae
Amblycipitidae
Amphiliidae
Anchariidae
†Andinichthyidae
Ariidae
Aspredinidae
Astroblepidae
Auchenipteridae
Auchenoglanididae
Austroglanididae
†Bachmanniidae
Bagridae
Callichthyidae
Cetopsidae
Chacidae
Clariidae
Claroteidae
Cranoglanididae
Diplomystidae
Doradidae
Erethistidae
Heptapteridae
Heteropneustidae
Horabagridae
†Hypsidoridae
Ictaluridae
Lacantuniidae
Loricariidae
Malapteruridae
Mochokidae
Nematogenyidae
Pangasiidae
Pimelodidae
Plotosidae
Pseudopimelodidae
Ritidae
Schilbeidae
Scoloplacidae
Siluridae
Sisoridae
Trichomycteridae
Birger
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by Birger 26 Jul 2016, 23:18
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Jools
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by Jools 02 Aug 2016, 15:25
How widespread is this usage HH? Happy to do the legwork to make a few changes as I see them in this list, but want to check on accepted usage. Main new ones would be Ailiidae, Ritidae but seems Erethistidae and Heteropneustidae resurrected?
