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South America |
Ariidae |
| Ariopsis seemanni - Colombian Shark |
| Bagre bagre - Coco sea catfish |
| Notarius quadriscutis - Bressou sea catfish |
| Sciades herzbergii - Pemecou sea catfish |
Aspredinidae |
| Bunocephalus amaurus - Camouflaged catfish |
| Bunocephalus coracoideus - Banjo Catfish |
| Bunocephalus verrucosus - Craggy Head Banjo Catfish |
| Platystacus cotylephorus - Mottled Eel-Tailed Banjo Catfish |
Xyliphius
barbatus -
Little guitar  |
| Xyliphius lepturus - Shark Banjo Catfish |
Astroblepidae |
| Astroblepus mancoi - Tiger stargazer catfish |
Auchenipteridae |
| Ageneiosus magoi - Slopehead catfish |
| Auchenipterichthys coracoideus - Midnight Catfish, Zamora Catfish |
| Auchenipterichthys punctatus |
| Auchenipterus nigripinnis - Paraguay Shark-cat |
| Centromochlus heckelii |
| Centromochlus musaicus - Ninja Tatia |
| Duringlanis perugiae - Perugia's Woodcat |
| Entomocorus gameroi - Gamero's Woodcat, Penguin Woodcat |
| Liosomadoras morrowi - Black Jaguar Catfish |
| Liosomadoras oncinus - Jaguar Catfish |
| Spinipterus moijiri - Otorongo woodcat, Novia Otorongo |
| Tatai
dunni |
| Tatia galaxias - Milky Way Woodcat |
| Tatia gyrina |
| Tatia intermedia - Snowflake Woodcat |
| Tetranematichthys wallacei - Wallace's Driftwood Dolphin Catfish |
| Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus - Striped Woodcat |
| Trachelichthys exilis - Pygmy Driftwood |
| Trachelyopterus galeatus - Common Woodcat |
| Trachycorystes trachycorystes - Black Driftwood Catfish |
Callichthyidae |
| Aspidoras albater - False macropterus, C035 |
| Aspidoras menezesi - Menezes's Aspidoras |
| Aspidoras sp. (C125) - C 125 |
| Brochis britskii - Giant Brochis |
| Brochis multiradiatus - Hog-nosed Brochis, Long-finned Brochis |
| Brochis splendens - Emerald Catfish |
| Callichthys callichthys - Armoured Catfish |
| Corydoras adolfoi - Adolfo's Cory |
| Corydoras aeneus - Bronze Cory |
| Corydoras ambiacus - Black-spot Catfish |
| Corydoras arcuatus - Skunk Corydoras |
| Corydoras atropersonatus |
| Corydoras concolor - Concolor Cory |
| Corydoras diphyes - Fairy Corydoras |
| Corydoras duplicareus - False Adolfoi |
| Corydoras elegans - Elegant Corydoras |
| Corydoras eques - Horseman Cory |
| Corydoras guapore - Guapore Cory |
| Corydoras fulleri - C115/116 |
| Corydoras habrosus - Dainty Corydoras |
| Corydoras haraldschultzi - Schultz’s Cory |
| Corydoras hastatus - Dwarf Corydoras |
| Corydoras loretoensis |
| Corydoras melanotaenia - Green-Gold Corydoras |
| Corydoras metae - Bandit Corydoras |
| Corydoras melini |
| Corydoras napoensis - Corydoras sp "San Juan" |
| Corydoras narcissus - Narcissus Cory |
| Corydoras nijsseni - C111 |
| Corydoras oiapoquensis - StripeTailed Panda |
| Corydoras paleatus - Peppered Corydoras |
| Corydoras panda - Panda Cory |
| Corydoras pauciradiatus - False Corydoras |
| Corydoras pygmaeus - Pygmy Cory |
| Corydoras reticulatus - Mosaic Corydoras |
| Corydoras robineae - Flag-tailed Cory |
| Corydoras cf. sanchesi - Sanchesi Cory |
| Corydoras seussi - Seuss’ Corydoras, C 027 |
| Corydoras similis - False Blotch Tail Cory |
| Corydoras sp. (CW010) - CW010, Gold laser cory |
| Corydoras sp. (CW030) - CW030, Corydoras sp. 'Vitoria' |
| Corydoras steindachneri - Steindachners Cory |
| Corydoras sterbai - Sterba's Catfish |
| Corydoras trilineatus - Three-lined Corydoras |
| Corydoras tukano - Bumblebee Cory |
| Corydoras virginiae - Virginia's Catfish |
| Corydoras weitzmani - Two saddle corydoras |
| Dianema longibarbis - Porthole Catfish |
| Dianema urostriatum - Flag Tail Cat |
| Hoplosternum littorale - Clay Hoplo, Cascudo |
| Lepthoplosternum pectorale - Dwarf Hoplo |
| Megalechis picta - Port Hoplo, Tail Bar Armoured Catfish |
| Megalechis thoracata - Armoured Catfish, Port Hoplo |
| Scleromystax lacerdai - Baianinho Cory, C015 |
| Scleromystax barbatus - Bearded Cory |
| Scleromystax macropterus - High-fin Corydoras |
| Scleromystax sp. (C112) - Baianinho II, C112 |
| Scleromystax sp. (C113) - Baianinho III , C113 |
| Scleromystax prionotos - False nattereri |
Cetopsidae |
| Cetopsis coecutiens - Whale Catfish, Candiru |
| Helogenes marmoratus - Dwarf Wood Cat |
Doradidae |
| Acanthodoras cataphractus - Spiny Catfish |
| Acanthodoras spinosissimus - Chocolate talking catfish |
| Agamyxis pectinifrons - Spotted Talking Catfish |
| Amblydoras nauticus - Croaking Spiny Catfish, Marbled Talking Catfish |
| Anadoras grypus - Dusky Doradid |
| Hypodoras forficulatus - The Battleship Dora |
| Hassar orestis - Black Top Mouse Catfish |
| Leptodoras linnelli - Elongate Mouse Catfish |
| Megalodorus uranoscopus - Mother of Snails Catfish |
| Orinocodoras eigenmanni - Long-nosed Raphael Catfish |
| Ossanacora punctata - Feather Barbels Catfish |
| Oxydoras niger - Mother of Snails Catfish, Ripsaw Catfish, Black Doradid |
| Physopyxis lyra |
| Platydoras armulatus - Raphael Catfish |
| Platydoras costatus - Striped Dora |
| Pterodoras granulosus - Granulated catfish |
| Rhinodoras dorbignyi - Fog Doradid |
| Tennelus leporhinus - Mouse catfish |
| Tenellus trimaculatus |
Loricariidae |
| Ancistrus claro - Gold Marble Bristlenose Catfish, LDA08 |
| Ancistrus dolichopterus - L183, Starlight Bristlenose Catfish |
| Ancistrus ranunculus - Tadpole Bristlenose Catfish |
| Ancistrus triradiatus - Three ray bristlenose catfish |
| Baryancistrus chrysolomus - L047, Mango pleco |
| Farlowella acus - Twig Catfish |
| Harttia fluminensis |
| Harttia guianensis |
| Hemiancistrus sp. (L128) - L128 |
| Hemiancistrus subviridis - L200 Lemon Spotted Green Pleco |
| Hisonotus aky - Green Oto |
| Hypancistrus furunculus - L199 |
| Hypancistrus inspector - Snowball Peckoltia, L102 |
| Hypancistrus sp. (L066) - King Tiger Pleco, L066, L333 |
| Hypancistrus zebra - Zebra Pleco |
| Hypoptopoma inexspectatum |
| Hypostomus boulengeri |
| Hypostomus regani - Giant White Spot Pleco |
| Lamontichthys llanero |
| Leporacanthicus galaxias - Vampire Plec |
| Leporacanthicus heterodon - Golden Heterodon |
| Leporacanthicus triactis - 3 Beacon Pleco, L091 |
| Otocinclus affinis - Golden Otocinclus |
| Otocinclus cocama - Zebra Oto |
| Otothyropsis piribebuy - Black Oto, LG2 |
| Panaqolus albivermis - Flash Pleco, L204 |
| Panaqolus sp. (L169) - L169, LDA001, Gold Stripe Panaque |
| Panaque cochliodon - Blue-eye Pleco |
| Panaque nigrolineatus - Royal Panaque, Royal Pleco. L190 |
| Parotocinclus haroldoi |
| Parotocinclus maculicauda - False Sucker |
| Parotocinclus spilosoma - Gold Spot Dwarf Pleco |
| Peckoltia braueri - Worm Line Peckoltia, L305 |
| Peckoltia brevis - Spotted Peckoltia |
| Peckoltia lujani - L127, L207 |
| Pseudacanthicus leopardus - Leopard Acanthicus |
| Pseudohemiodon laticeps - Giant Whiptail Catfish, Broadhead whiptail |
| Pseudolithoxus anthrax - Flyer Cat, L235 |
| Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps - Sailfin Pleco, Gibby |
| Pterygoplichthys pardalis - Common Pleco |
| Rhinelepis strigosa - Bristly pine-cone pleco |
| Rineloricaria eigenmanni - Common Whiptail |
| Rineloricaria lanceolata - Chocolate coloured catfish |
| Rineloricaria latirostris - Bristly whiptail catfish |
| Rineloricaria
morrowi -
Yellow
suckermouth catfish |
| Rineloricaria parva - Common Whiptail Catfish |
| Rineloricaria sp. (L010a) - Red Lizard Cat, L010a |
| Schizolecis guntheri |
| Scobiancistrus aureatus - Goldie Pleco,Sunshine Pleco, L014 |
| Sturisoma barbatum - Long-Nosed Whiptail |
Nematogenyidae |
| Nematogenys inermis - Mountain Catfish |
Pimelodidae |
| Brachyplatystoma juruense - Zebra catfish |
| Brachyplatystoma tigrinum - Tiger-striped catfish |
| Calophysus macropterus - Vulture Catfish |
| Leiarius perruno - Leopard Catfish |
| Leiarius pictus - Sailfin Pim |
| Pimelodus albofasciatus - White-Striped Pimelodus |
| Pimelodus maculatus - Spotted pim |
| Pimelodus ornatus - Ornate pim |
| Pimelodus pictus - Pictus cat |
| Phractocephalus hemioliopterus - Red Tailed Catfish |
| Platysilurus mucosus - Swallowtail pimeloid |
| Platystomatichthys sturio - Sturgeon catfish |
| Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum - Tiger Shovel-nose Catfish |
| Surubim lima - Lima Shovel-Nosed Catfish |
Pseudopimelodidae |
| Batrochoglanis raninus - Frog Catfish |
| Lophiosilurus alexandri - Pac-Man catfish |
| Lophiosilurus nigricaudus - Jelly Catfish |
| Microglanis cottoides |
| Microglanis iheringi - South American Bumblebee Catfish |
| Microglanis poecilus - Dwarf marbled catfish |
| Pseudopimelodus
bufonius - Giant
Bumblebee Catfish |
| Rhyacoglanis paranensis |
Trichomycteridae |
| Ituglanis amazonicus |
| Ituglanis metae - Leopard Candiru |
| Pseudotegophilus maculatus - Spotted parasitic catfish |
Tridentopsis
brevis -
Dwarf Parasitic Catfish, Glass Candiru, Glass Parasitic
Catfish  |
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