Genera of Catfishes

Families

Family
Subfamily

with genus

Genus
 
Length (total)
Body
height
dorsal
fin
soft
rays
Adi
pose
 
Acentronichthys
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

Acentronichthys
11
normal
 
 
Brachyglanis
Eigenmann, 1912

Brachyglanis
12
 
 
 
Brachyrhamdia
Myers, 1927

Brachyrhamdia
11
 
6
 
Cetopsorhamdia
Eigenmann & Fisher, 1916

Cetopsorhamdia
15
 
 
 
Chasmocranus
Eigenmann, 1912

Chasmocranus
30
 
 
 
Gladioglanis
Ferraris & Mago-Leccia, 1989

Gladioglanis
5
 
 
 
Goeldiella
Eigenmann & Norris, 1900

Goeldiella
45
 
6
 
Heptapterus
Bleeker, 1858

Heptapterus
25
 
6
 
Horiomyzon
Stewart, 1986

Horiomyzon
4
 
6
yes
Imparfinis
Eigenmann & Norris, 1900

Imparfinis
45
 
 
 
Leptorhamdia
Eigenmann, 1918

Leptorhamdia
17
 
 
 
Mastiglanis
Bockmann, 1994

Mastiglanis
9
normal
 
 
conspicuously prolonged pectoral fin
Myoglanis
Eigenmann, 1912

Myoglanis
18
 
 
 
Nannoglanis
Boulenger, 1887

Nannoglanis
6
 
 
 
Nemuroglanis
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

Nemuroglanis
6
 
 
 
Pariolius
Cope, 1872

Pariolius
5
 
 
 
Phenacorhamdia
Dahl, 1961

Phenacorhamdia
13
 
 
 
Phreatobius
Goeldi, 1905

Phreatobius
6
 
 
 
Pimelodella
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888

Pimelodella
45
 
6
 
Rhamdella
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888

Rhamdella
26
 
 
 
Rhamdia
Bleeker, 1858

Rhamdia
50
 
 
 
Rhamdioglanis
Ihering, 1907

Rhamdioglanis
23
 
 
 
Rhamdiopsis
Haseman, 1911

Rhamdiopsis
15
 
 
 
Taunayia
Miranda Ribeiro, 1918

Taunayia
7
 
 
 
24 entries found
Many thanks to
for the pictures
diogoluiz (CCO (PD))
1
California Academy of Sciences (CCO (PD))
2
Andre Luis da Silva Castro (CC BY 3.0)
3
The Field Museum (CC BY-NC 4.0)
4
V.L. Masson (CC BY-NC 4.0)
5
Collins, Ribeiro, Machado, Hrbek & Farias (CC BY 4.0)
6
F. Corrêa, E.F. de Oliveira, T. Tuchtenhagen, J. Pouey & S. Piedras (CC BY 4.0)
7
The Field Museum - Michael W. Littmann (CC BY-NC 4.0)
8
California Academy of Sciences (CCO (PD))
9
Dominick Porcelli (CC BY 3.0)
10
Eigenmann, Carl H. (PD)
12, 16
G. A. Boulenger (PD)
13
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
14
The Field Museum - Michael W. Littmann (CC BY-NC 4.0)
15
Hadrien Lalagüe (Guyane Wild Fish Association)
17
B. Abreu-Santos, P.D.T. Corrêa, O.T. Oyakawa, J.A. Paschoa dos Santos & J.M.M. Schmiegelow (CC BY 4.0)
18
Hasemann, John D. (PD)
19
California Academy of Sciences (CCO (PD))
20
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