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Bagridae

9 fish on EveryFish name Bagridae among their families.

🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreAsian redtail catfish Large Asian bagrid catfish with a bright red tail.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

WorldBagrus catfish Large freshwater bagrid catfishes found mainly in Africa.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1816

🇲🇼 MalawiKampango A large predatory catfish native to the waters of Lake Malawi.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreChaca chaca A burrowing angler catfish from South Asian rivers with a flattened body and ambush hunting style.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreGiant river-catfish Large bagrid catfish from South Asian riversCatfish · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 4 moreLong-whiskered catfish Large Asian catfish prized for food and sport.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreRita Large bagrid catfish from South Asian riversCatfish · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreLong Whiskers Catfish A brackish water catfish with long barbels found in South and Southeast Asia.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves

🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreStriped dwarf catfish Small Asian catfish found in brackish waters and swamps.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Bagrus catfish: Boulenger, George Albert; Loat, L., Public domain, source
Kampango: SarahDepper, CC BY 2.0, source
Chaca chaca: Dr. Keshav Kumar Jha, CC BY 3.0, source
Giant river-catfish: Staticd, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Long-whiskered catfish: Sufe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Rita: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
Striped dwarf catfish: Francis Day, Public domain, source

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