Genera of Catfishes

Families

Family
Subfamily

with genus

Genus
 
Length (total)
Body
height
dorsal
fin
soft
rays
Adi
pose
 
Aguarunichthys
Stewart, 1986

Aguarunichthys
50
 
6
 
Bagropsis
Lütken, 1874

Bagropsis
26
 
 
 
Bergiaria
Eigenmann & Norris, 1901

Bergiaria
25
 
 
 
Brachyplatystoma
Bleeker, 1862

Brachyplatystoma
350
 
 
 
Calophysus
Müller & Troschel, 1843

Calophysus
65
 
 
 
Cheirocerus
Eigenmann, 1917

Cheirocerus
25
 
 
 
Duopalatinus
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888

Duopalatinus
20
 
 
 
Exallodontus
Lundberg, Mago-Leccia & Nass, 1991

Exallodontus
25
 
 
 
Hemisorubim
Bleeker, 1862

Hemisorubim
61
 
 
 
Hypophthalmus
Cuvier, 1829

Hypophthalmus
58
 
 
 
Iheringichthys
Eigenmann & Norris, 1900

Iheringichthys
34
 
 
 
Leiarius
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888

Leiarius
95
 
8 - 11
 
Luciopimelodus
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888

Luciopimelodus
120
 
 
 
Megalonema
Eigenmann, 1912

Megalonema
50
 
 
 
Parapimelodus
La Monte, 1933

Parapimelodus
25
 
 
 
Perrunichthys
Schultz, 1944

Perrunichthys
80
 
7
 
Phractocephalus
Agassiz, 1829

Phractocephalus
130
 
 
yes
Pimelodina
Steindachner, 1876

Pimelodina
38
 
 
 
Pimelodus
La Cepède, 1803

Pimelodus
65
 
6
 
Pinirampus
Bleeker, 1858

Pinirampus
150
 
 
 
Platynematichthys
Bleeker, 1858

Platynematichthys
130
 
 
 
Platysilurus
Haseman, 1911

Platysilurus
85
 
 
 
Platystomatichthys
Bleeker, 1862

Platystomatichthys
45
 
 
 
Propimelodus
Lundberg & Parisi, 2002

Propimelodus
30
 
 
 
Pseudoplatystoma
Bleeker, 1862

Pseudoplatystoma
140
 
 
 
Sorubim
Cuvier, 1829

Sorubim
100
 
 
 
Sorubimichthys
Bleeker , 1862

Sorubimichthys
200
 
 
 
Steindachneridion
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1919

Steindachneridion
85
 
 
 
Zungaro
Bleeker, 1958

Zungaro
160
 
 
 
Zungaropsis
Steindachner, 1908

Zungaropsis
29
 
 
 
30 entries found
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Enrico Richter
1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27
The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London (CC BY 4.0)
2
Lütken (1875) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
3
Unitversity Louisiana
6
Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
7
Carla Polaz (CC BY-NC 3.0)
10
Julio Endler
11, 15
Shrumster (CC BY-SA 3.0)
12
Cláudio Dias Timm (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
13
Guérin Nicolas (GFDL)
16
Citron (GFDL)
17
Leandro Sousa (CC BY-NC 3.0)
18
President and Fellows of Harvard College (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
24
Sitron (GFDL)
26
J.C. Garavello (CC BY-NC 4.0)
28
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