Species

Cranoglanis bouderius

A hefty Chinese river catfish that doubles as a prized food fish in its homeland.

Megalechis picta

A mud-burrowing South American catfish that breathes air and builds bubble nests.

Horabagrus nigricollaris

A peaceful yellow catfish with a bold dark collar and a mouth to respect.

Akysis prashadi

A pint-sized Myanmar catfish that vanishes into the sand, barbels first.

Chaca chaca

A living lure: the ambush catfish that fishes for its own dinner.

Liosomadoras oncinus

A boldly patterned nocturnal catfish that fiercely guards its chosen hideout.

Aguarunichthys torosus

A powerfully built Peruvian catfish that treats smaller tankmates as a meal.

Bagrus meridionalis

A giant Lake Malawi catfish with one of the most complex social lives in freshwater.

Pimelodus ornatus

A bold, predatory catfish with toxic spines and serious schooling instincts.

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum

One of the largest freshwater fish on Earth, and reportedly a danger to humans.

Bagrichthys macracanthus

A nocturnal lancer catfish with territorial attitude and a dramatic dorsal spine.

Bagrichthys majusculus

A secretive Thai catfish with territorial attitude and a spine worth respecting.

Brachyplatystoma vaillantii

A river giant that needs a seriously big tank and equally big tankmates.

Sperata aor

A river giant with a shoveled snout that will outgrow almost any tank.

Mystus gulio

A schooling brackish catfish that grows surprisingly large and breathes air.

Acrochordonichthys septentrionalis

A skin-shedding hill stream catfish that keeps its tankmates on their toes.

Synodontis njassae

Lake Malawi's only squeaker, built for cichlid tanks and rocky hideouts.

Ageneiosus inermis

A giant, predatory catfish with one of the most unusual reproductive strategies in freshwater.

Synodontis schoutedeni

A beginner-friendly Congo catfish with bold marbled patterning that deepens with age.

Pangasianodon gigas

One of the largest freshwater fish on Earth, and critically endangered.

Hara jerdoni

A moth-like micro catfish from Indian hill streams, best kept in groups.

Amphilius platychir

A sleek African stream catfish built for life in fast, rocky currents.

Auchenipterus nuchalis

A surface-roaming catfish with bizarre ossified barbels and secretive nocturnal habits.

Synodontis albolineata

A small, community-friendly squeaker from Cameroon and Gabon that rarely reaches the trade.

Mystus mysticetus

A gregarious Southeast Asian catfish with a uniquely lateral-eyed look.

Synodontis schall

The unpredictable bruiser of the Synodontis world, not for community tanks.

Hemibagrus punctatus

A rare, spot-flanked Indian catfish built for serious catfish specialists only.

Synodontis ocellifer

A hardy West African catfish with bold spots and a long, distinctive adipose fin.

Asterophysus batrachus

A gulper catfish that can swallow prey nearly twice its own size.

Synodontis notata

A daytime-active catfish with a bold personality to match its bold spot.

Leiarius pictus

A majestic sailfin catfish only suited to those with truly enormous tanks.

Rhynchodoras woodsi

A rarely seen Amazonian catfish with a mysterious bony beak-like projection

Perrunichthys perruno

A little-known giant catfish from Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo basin.

Brachyplatystoma capapretum

A large Amazonian catfish that lurks in deep river channels far from shore.

Pimelodus pictus

A spotted, whiskered speedster that will eat anything small enough to swallow.

Microsynodontis polli

A tiny, peaceful African catfish that fits where most synodontis never could.