Allfishes
Catfish, Gafftopsail
Bagre marinus
The Gafftopsail catfish has a grayish-blue dorsal fin, silvery pelvic fins, a strong body, and a …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Conservation status: Data Deficient ×
Conservation status: Least Concern ×
Order: Siluriformes ×
Class: Actinopterygii ×
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
Genus
Order
- Perciformes 121
- Acanthuriformes 66
- Carangiformes 63
- Clupeiformes 35
- Scorpaeniformes 35
- Anguilliformes 30
- Scombriformes 30
- Syngnathiformes 23
- Tetraodontiformes 22
- Labriformes 21
- Pleuronectiformes 20
- Gobiiformes 19
- Beloniformes 16
- Blenniiformes 15
- Lophiiformes 15
- Salmoniformes 15
- Gadiformes 13
- Istiophoriformes 10
- Spariformes 9
- Osmeriformes 5
- Siluriformes 5
- Stomiiformes 5
- Aulopiformes 4
- Mugiliformes 4
- Myctophiformes 4
- Trachiniformes 4
- Atheriniformes 3
- Beryciformes 3
- Cypriniformes 3
- Trachichthyiformes 3
- Anabantiformes 2
- Callionymiformes 2
- Centrarchiformes 2
- Holocentriformes 2
- Moroniformes 2
- Saccopharyngiformes 2
- Acropomatiformes 1
- Actinopterygii 1
- Alepocephaliformes 1
- Anodontostoma 1
- Batrachoidiformes 1
- Characiformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Elopiformes 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Lampridiformes 1
- Ophidiiformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Stylephoriformes 1
- Zeiformes 1
Class
Phylum
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Fleshysnout catfish
Arius dispar
The species was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally as part of the genus …
Giant sea catfish
Arius gigas
Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …
Spotted catfish
Corydoras punctatus
This species is rare. It is difficult to determine the sex of the fish until it …
Threadfin sea catfish
Arius arius
The species was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally as part of the genus Pimelodus.