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Siluridae

7 fish on EveryFish name Siluridae among their families.

🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreButter catfish Asian sheatfish valued for delicate flesh and fish balls.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇦 Ukraine and 4 moreWels catfish A large freshwater catfish native to Europe and Western Asia, known for its size and bottom-feeding habits.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 morePabdah catfish Small spotted freshwater catfish from South AsiaCatfish · Rivers and lakes

🇨🇳 China and 2 moreAmur catfish Large freshwater catfish native to East AsiaCatfish · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 4 moreBoal Large freshwater catfish native to South and Southeast Asia.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Butter catfish: Nilesh Heda, Public domain, source
Wels catfish: Dieter Florian (To contact the author, ask the uploader or take a look, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
Pabdah catfish: Acarie Baron, Public domain, source
Amur catfish: rhosoi, CC BY 2.0, source
Boal: Francis Day (1829–1889), Public domain, source

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