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1,147 fish so far, best known first. 16 more are on the list to be written.

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🇮🇳 IndiaKryptoglanis shajii A tiny blind cave catfish from KeralaCatfish · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesBrown bullhead A hardy North American catfish known for surviving poor water conditions.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1819

🇺🇸 United StatesWidemouth blindcat A pale, eyeless catfish from Texas aquifersCatfish · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreMekong giant catfish A massive freshwater fish native to the Mekong basin, now critically endangered.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreCandiru A tiny parasitic catfish from the Amazon that feeds on blood.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreElectric catfish African catfish that generates strong electric shocksCatfish · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 3 moreVacha catfish A schilbid catfish native to South 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.

Brown bullhead: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Widemouth blindcat: Apokryltaros, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Mekong giant catfish: KKPCW, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Candiru: Ivan Sazima & Jansen Zuanon, CC BY 4.0, source
Electric catfish: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Vacha catfish: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source

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