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Siluridae

23 species in this family

The Siluridae family belongs to the catfishes and includes 23 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

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Best-known species

Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) — Siluridae
Wels catfish
Silurus glanis
Siluridae
 Amur catfish (Silurus asotus) — Siluridae
Amur catfish
Silurus asotus
Siluridae
 Boal (Wallago attu) — Siluridae
Boal
Wallago attu
Siluridae
 Butter catfish (Ompok bimaculatus) — Siluridae
Butter catfish (Ompok bimaculatus)
Siluridae
 Phalacronotus bleekeri — Siluridae
Phalacronotus bleekeri
Phalacronotus bleekeri
Siluridae
 Sheatfish (Phalacronotus apogon) — Siluridae
Sheatfish
Phalacronotus apogon
Siluridae
 Butter catfish (Ompok hypophthalmus) — Siluridae
Butter catfish (Ompok hypophthalmus)
Siluridae
 Sharkmouth catfish (Belodontichthys dinema) — Siluridae
Sharkmouth catfish
Belodontichthys dinema
Siluridae
 Glass catfish (Kryptopterus geminus) — Siluridae
Glass catfish (Kryptopterus geminus)
Siluridae
 Ghost fish (Kryptopterus bicirrhis) — Siluridae
Ghost fish
Kryptopterus bicirrhis
Siluridae

All species from A to Z

Amur catfish (Silurus asotus) — Siluridae
Amur catfish
Silurus asotus
Siluridae
 Boal (Wallago attu) — Siluridae
Boal
Wallago attu
Siluridae
 Butter catfish (Ompok hypophthalmus) — Siluridae
Butter catfish (Ompok hypophthalmus)
Siluridae
 Butter catfish (Ompok bimaculatus) — Siluridae
Butter catfish (Ompok bimaculatus)
Siluridae
 Catfish (Pterocryptis cochinchinensis) — Siluridae
Catfish (Pterocryptis cochinchinensis)
Siluridae
 Dusky sheatfish (Silurichthys phaiosoma) — Siluridae
Dusky sheatfish
Silurichthys phaiosoma
Siluridae
 Ghost fish (Kryptopterus bicirrhis) — Siluridae
Ghost fish
Kryptopterus bicirrhis
Siluridae
 Glass catfish (Kryptopterus geminus) — Siluridae
Glass catfish (Kryptopterus geminus)
Siluridae
 Hasselt's sheatfish (Silurichthys hasseltii) — Siluridae
Hasselt's sheatfish
Silurichthys hasseltii
Siluridae
 Kunming catfish (Silurus mento) — Siluridae
Kunming catfish
Silurus mento
Siluridae
 Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus lithophilus) — Siluridae
Lake Biwa catfish
Silurus lithophilus
Siluridae
 Limpok glass catfish (Kryptopterus limpok) — Siluridae
Limpok glass catfish
Kryptopterus limpok
Siluridae
 Malabar glass catfish (Ompok malabaricus) — Siluridae
Malabar glass catfish
Ompok malabaricus
Siluridae
 Marbled sheatfish (Silurichthys marmoratus) — Siluridae
Marbled sheatfish
Silurichthys marmoratus
Siluridae
 Mekong sheatfish (Hemisilurus mekongensis) — Siluridae
Mekong sheatfish
Hemisilurus mekongensis
Siluridae
 Mesopotamian catfish (Silurus triostegus) — Siluridae
Mesopotamian catfish
Silurus triostegus
Siluridae
 Phalacronotus bleekeri — Siluridae
Phalacronotus bleekeri
Phalacronotus bleekeri
Siluridae
 Schilbe glass catfish (Kryptopterus schilbeides) — Siluridae
Schilbe glass catfish
Kryptopterus schilbeides
Siluridae
 Sharkmouth catfish (Belodontichthys dinema) — Siluridae
Sharkmouth catfish
Belodontichthys dinema
Siluridae
 Sheatfish (Phalacronotus apogon) — Siluridae
Sheatfish
Phalacronotus apogon
Siluridae
 Shortbarbel sheatfish (Phalacronotus micronemus) — Siluridae
Shortbarbel sheatfish
Phalacronotus micronemus
Siluridae
 Smoothspine butter catfish (Ompok leiacanthus) — Siluridae
Smoothspine butter catfish
Ompok leiacanthus
Siluridae
 Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) — Siluridae
Wels catfish
Silurus glanis
Siluridae