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
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreAfrican sharptooth catfish
Large airbreathing catfish farmed across Africa and AsiaCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGafftopsail catfish
Marine catfish with venomous spines and mouthbrooding malesCatfish · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United StatesBlue catfish
A large North American catfish known for its size and invasive spread in eastern US waters.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇷 BrazilPiraíba
A massive Amazonian catfish known for its long barbels and role as an apex predator.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreTiger shovelnose catfish
Large striped South American river catfishCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1862
WorldGiant catfish
Large estuarine catfish found across the Indo-Pacific.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves · 1837
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreAsian stinging catfish
A small freshwater catfish with a painful stingCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 IndiaSun catfish
A yellow catfish with a black shoulder spot from India.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreRita
Large bagrid catfish from South Asian riversCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 morePangas catfish
Large shark catfish from South Asian rivers and estuaries.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1822
🇮🇳 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
🇺🇸 United StatesHardhead catfish
A marine catfish of the western Atlantic with a bony head plate and paternal mouthbrooding.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreSpotted sea catfish
A tropical catfish found in Indo-Pacific watersCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1792
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- African sharptooth catfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Gafftopsail catfish: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0, source
- Blue catfish: Duane Raver - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Piraíba: Carl H. Eigenmann / Barton Appler Bean, Public domain, source
- Tiger shovelnose catfish: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giant catfish: Acarie Baron, Public domain, source
- Asian stinging catfish: Maxim Gavrilyuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sun catfish: Saleeshkumar2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rita: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Pangas catfish: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Striped dwarf catfish: Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Hardhead catfish: Edgar R. Waite, Public domain, source
- Spotted sea catfish: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source