All fish
1,147 fish so far, best known first. 16 more are on the list to be written.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇨🇳 China and 2 moreAmur catfish
Large freshwater catfish native to East AsiaCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreAfrican sharptooth catfish
Large airbreathing catfish farmed across Africa and AsiaCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreAsian redtail catfish
Large Asian bagrid catfish with a bright red tail.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
WorldPangasius
A genus of shark catfishes from South and Southeast Asia, widely farmed for food.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1822
Sub-Saharan AfricaVundu
A large air-breathing catfish native to African rivers and lakes.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreSpotted sorubim
A large South American catfish known for its spotted pattern and commercial value.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1829
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreTiger shovelnose catfish
Large striped South American river catfishCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1862
WorldBronze corydoras
Small armored catfish popular in home aquariumsCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1858
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreChannel catfish
A widespread North American freshwater catfish, prized for food and sport.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1819
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreAsian stinging catfish
A small freshwater catfish with a painful stingCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 morePangas catfish
Large shark catfish from South Asian rivers and estuaries.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1822
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreIridescent shark
Large Southeast Asian catfish farmed for food and kept in aquariums.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
Southeast AsiaBasa
A freshwater catfish from Southeast Asia sold globally as a cheap white fish.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1880
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Basa: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- African sharptooth catfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Pangasius: Karelj, Public domain, source
- Spotted sorubim: Pablo Scarabotti, Tzipe Govezensky, Pablo Bolcatto & Rafael A. Barrio, CC BY 4.0, source
- Tiger shovelnose catfish: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bronze corydoras: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Channel catfish: Ryan Somma, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Asian stinging catfish: Maxim Gavrilyuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pangas catfish: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Amur catfish: rhosoi, CC BY 2.0, source
- Iridescent shark: User:Melanochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source