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FACTSHEETS
Every month. An in-depth look at over 300 species of catfish. January 2026 Synodontis multipunctatus
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PHOTO GALLERY
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ARTICLES
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LATEST UPDATES
22nd January 2026: Neosilurus manjandi Description of a freshwater eeltail catfish (Teleostei: Plotosidae) from sandstone habitat in the eastern Kimberley, Western Australia
8th January 2026: Glyptothorax pulcher, a new species from the upper Pearl River of Yunnan and Guangxi, southwest China.
1st January 2026: Factsheet of the Month Synodontis multipunctatus
11th December 2025: Glyptothorax sulculus, a new species of sisorid catfish is described from the Mekong River drainage in northern Cambodia. PDF here
11th December 2025: A new glyptosternine catfish (Siluriformes, Sisoridae) from the Zayul River in southeastern Tibet, China, Glaridoglanis verruciloba
1st December 2025: Factsheet of the Month Baryancistrus beggini
15th November 2025: A new species of Lasiancistrus (L. ruitoquensis) for the muncipality of Floridabalnca, Department of Santander - Colombia
14th November 2025: A new short-snouted species of Farlowella has been described from the upper Paraguai River basin. F. kirane
13th November 2025: A new CW-number has now been added. CW217
11th November 2025: Baryancistrus sp. L274 and L384 have now been described: B. isaaci & B. quiloboma
1st November 2025: Factsheet of the Month Noturus flavipinnis
30th October 2025: Two New Species of Glyptothorax from the Mekong River Drainage in Cambodia and Laos have been described: G. carnatus & G. rhadinus
