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All fish

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

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🇺🇸 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

WorldGiant catfish Large estuarine catfish found across the Indo-Pacific.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves · 1837

🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 morePangas catfish Large shark catfish from South Asian rivers and estuaries.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1822

🇺🇸 United StatesHardhead catfish A marine catfish of the western Atlantic with a bony head plate and paternal mouthbrooding.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.

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
Giant catfish: Acarie Baron, Public domain, source
Pangas catfish: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hardhead catfish: Edgar R. Waite, Public domain, source

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