Ariidae

Sea catfishes

160 species

1. 1Aceroichthys dioctes (Kailola, 2000) · Warrior catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
2. 2Ariopsis assimilis (Günther, 1864) · Mayan sea catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
3. 3Ariopsis canteri Acero P., Betancur-R. & Marceniuk, 2017fresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
4. 4Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Hardhead sea catfishbrackish · ocean · subtropical · reef
5. 5Ariopsis gilberti (Jordan & Williams, 1895)brackish · ocean · tropical
6. 6Ariopsis guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) · Blue sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
7. 7Ariopsis jimenezi Marceniuk, Acero P., Cooke & Betancur-R, 2017 · Jimenez's sea catfishocean · tropical
8. 8Ariopsis seemanni (Günther, 1864) · Tete sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
9. 9Ariopsis simonsi (Starks, 1906) · Canchimala sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
10. 10Arius acutirostris Day, 1877fresh · brackish · tropical
11. 11Arius africanus Günther, 1867 · African sea catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
12. 12Arius arenarius (Müller & Troschel, 1849) · Sand catfishbrackish · ocean · subtropical
13. 13Arius arius (Hamilton, 1822) · Threadfin sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
14. 14Arius brunellii Zolezzi, 1939fresh · tropical
15. 15Arius burmanicus Day, 1870fresh · brackish · tropical
16. 16Arius cous Hyrtl, 1859ocean · tropical
17. 17Arius dispar Herre, 1926 · Fleshysnout catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
18. 18Arius festinus Ng & Sparks, 2003fresh · tropical
19. 19Arius gagora (Hamilton, 1822) · Gagora catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
20. 20Arius jatius (Hamilton, 1822) · River catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
21. 21Arius jella Day, 1877 · Blackfin sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
22. 22Arius leptonotacanthus Bleeker, 1849brackish · ocean · tropical
23. 23Arius macracanthus Günther, 1864fresh · tropical
24. 24Arius macronotacanthus Bleeker, 1846fresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
25. 25Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792) · Spotted catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
26. 26Arius madagascariensis Vaillant, 1894 · Madagascar sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
27. 27Arius malabaricus Day, 1877brackish · ocean · tropical
28. 28Arius manillensis Valenciennes, 1840fresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
29. 29Arius microcephalus Bleeker, 1855 · Squirrelheaded catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
30. 30Arius nudidens Weber, 1913fresh · tropical
31. 31Arius subrostratus Valenciennes, 1840 · Shovelnose sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
32. 32Arius sumatranus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) · Goat catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
33. 33Arius uncinatus Ng & Sparks, 2003fresh · tropical
34. 34Arius utik Bleeker, 1846brackish · ocean · tropical
35. 35Arius venosus Valenciennes, 1840 · Veined catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
36. 36Aspistor hardenbergi (Kailola, 2000)brackish · ocean · tropical
37. 37Bagre bagre (Linnaeus, 1766) · Coco sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
38. 38Bagre marinus (Mitchill, 1815) · Gafftopsail sea catfishbrackish · ocean · subtropical
39. 39Bagre panamensis (Gill, 1863) · Chilhuil sea catfishbrackish · ocean · subtropical
40. 40Bagre pinnimaculatus (Steindachner, 1876) · Red sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
41. 41Batrachocephalus mino (Hamilton, 1822) · Beardless sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
42. 42Bleekeriella leptaspis (Bleeker, 1862) · Salmon catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
43. 43Brustiarius nox (Herre, 1935) · Comb-gilled catfishfresh · tropical
44. 44Brustiarius solidus (Herre, 1935) · Hard-palate catfishfresh · tropical
45. 45Brustiarius utarus (Kailola, 1990) · Northern rivers catfishfresh · tropical
46. 46Carlarius gigas (Boulenger, 1911) · Giant sea catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
47. 47Carlarius heudelotii (Valenciennes, 1840) · Smoothmouth sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
48. 48Carlarius latiscutatus (Günther, 1864) · Rough-head sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
49. 49Carlarius parkii (Günther, 1864) · Guinean sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
50. 50Cathorops agassizii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)fresh · tropical
51. 51Cathorops aguadulce (Meek, 1904) · Estuarine sea catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
52. 52Cathorops arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840)fresh · tropical
53. 53Cathorops belizensis Marceniuk & Betancur-R., 2008 · Belize sea catfishbrackish · tropical
54. 54Cathorops dasycephalus (Günther, 1864) · Bigbelly sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
55. 55Cathorops fuerthii (Steindachner, 1876) · Congo sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
56. 56Cathorops higuchii Marceniuk & Betancur-R., 2008brackish · ocean · tropical
57. 57Cathorops hypophthalmus (Steindachner, 1876) · Gloomy sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
58. 58Cathorops kailolae Marceniuk & Betancur-R., 2008 · Papillate sea catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
59. 59Cathorops liropus (Bristol, 1897) · Conguito sea catfishfresh · tropical
60. 60Cathorops manglarensis Marceniuk, 2007fresh · brackish · tropical
61. 61Cathorops mapale Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2005fresh · brackish · tropical
62. 62Cathorops melanopus (Günther, 1864) · Dark sea catfishfresh · tropical
63. 63Cathorops multiradiatus (Günther, 1864) · Box sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
64. 64Cathorops nuchalis (Günther, 1864)fresh · brackish · tropical
65. 65Cathorops puncticulatus (Valenciennes, 1840)brackish · tropical
66. 66Cathorops raredonae Marceniuk, Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2009 · Curator sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
67. 67Cathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829) · Madamango sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
68. 68Cathorops steindachneri (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) · Steindachner's sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
69. 69Cathorops taylori (Hildebrand, 1925)fresh · tropical
70. 70Cathorops tuyra (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) · Besudo sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
71. 71Cathorops variolosus (Valenciennes, 1840)fresh · tropical
72. 72Cathorops wayuu Betancur-R., Acero P. & Marceniuk, 2012brackish · ocean · tropical
73. 73Cephalocassis borneensis (Bleeker, 1851)fresh · brackish · tropical
74. 74Cephalocassis manillensis (Valenciennes, 1840)fresh · brackish · tropical
75. 75Cephalocassis melanochir (Bleeker, 1852)fresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
76. 76Chinchaysuyoa labiata (Boulenger, 1898)fresh · tropical
77. 77Chinchaysuyoa ortegai Marceniuk, Marchena, Oliveira & Betancur-R., 2019fresh · tropical
78. 78Cinetodus froggatti (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) · Smallmouthed salmon catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
79. 79Cochlefelis danielsi (Regan, 1908) · Daniel's catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
80. 80Cochlefelis insidiator (Kailola, 2000) · Flat catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
81. 81Cochlefelis spatula (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) · Duckbilled catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
82. 82Cryptarius daugueti (Chevey, 1932)fresh · tropical
83. 83Cryptarius truncatus (Valenciennes, 1840)fresh · brackish · tropical
84. 84Doiichthys novaeguineae Weber, 1913 · Spoon-snouted catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
85. 85Galeichthys ater Castelnau, 1861 · Black seacatfishocean · subtropical · reef
86. 86Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840 · White barbelbrackish · ocean · subtropical
87. 87Galeichthys peruvianus Lütken, 1874 · Peruvian sea catfishocean · tropical
88. 88Galeichthys troworum Kulongowski, 2010ocean · tropical
89. 89Genidens barbus (Lacepède, 1803) · White sea catfishbrackish · ocean · subtropical
90. 90Genidens genidens (Cuvier, 1829) · Guri sea catfishbrackish · ocean · subtropical
91. 91Genidens machadoi (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918)brackish · ocean · tropical
92. 92Genidens planifrons (Higuchi, Reis & Araújo, 1982)fresh · brackish · ocean · subtropical
93. 93Hemiarius bleekeri (Popta, 1900) · Bleeker's catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
94. 94Hemiarius harmandi Sauvage, 1880fresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
95. 95Hemiarius stormii (Bleeker, 1858) · Armoured sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
96. 96Hemiarius verrucosus (Ng, 2003)fresh · tropical
97. 97Hexanematichthys henni Fisher & Eigenmann, 1922fresh · tropical
98. 98Hexanematichthys sagor (Hamilton, 1822) · Sagor catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
99. 99Ketengus typus Bleeker, 1846 · Bigmouth sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
100. 100Kyataphisa caelata (Valenciennes, 1840) · Engraved catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
101. 101Kyataphisa nenga (Hamilton, 1822)brackish · ocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
102. 102Megalosciades augustus (Roberts, 1978) · Short barbelled catfishfresh · tropical
103. 103Nedystoma dayi (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) · Day's catfishfresh · tropical
104. 104Nemapteryx armiger (De Vis, 1884) · Threadfin catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
105. 105Neoarius berneyi (Whitley, 1941) · Highfin catfishfresh · tropical
106. 106Neoarius graeffei (Kner & Steindachner, 1867) · Blue salmon catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
107. 107Neoarius hainesi (Kailola, 2000) · Ridged catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
108. 108Neoarius midgleyorum (Kailola & Pierce, 1988) · Silver cobblerfresh · brackish · tropical
109. 109Neoarius pectoralis (Kailola, 2000) · Sawspine catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
110. 110Netuma bilineata (Valenciennes, 1840) · Bronze catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
111. 111Netuma patriciae Takahashi, Kimura & Motomura, 2019 · Whipfin sea catfishocean · tropical
112. 112Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837) · Giant catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · subtropical
113. 113Notarius armbrusteri Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2006ocean · tropical
114. 114Notarius biffi Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2004brackish · ocean · tropical
115. 115Notarius bonillai (Miles, 1945) · New Granada sea catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
116. 116Notarius cookei (Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002)fresh · brackish · tropical
117. 117Notarius grandicassis (Valenciennes, 1840) · Thomas sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
118. 118Notarius insculptus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)ocean · tropical
119. 119Notarius kessleri (Steindachner, 1876) · Sculptured sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
120. 120Notarius lentiginosus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) · Freckled sea catfishocean · tropical
121. 121Notarius luniscutis (Valenciennes, 1840)fresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
122. 122Notarius neogranatensis (Acero P. & Betancur-R., 2002) · Caribbean sculptured sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
123. 123Notarius osculus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) · Chomba sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
124. 124Notarius phrygiatus (Valenciennes, 1840) · Kukwari sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
125. 125Notarius planiceps (Steindachner, 1876) · Flathead sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
126. 126Notarius quadriscutis (Valenciennes, 1840) · Bressou sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
127. 127Notarius rugispinis (Valenciennes, 1840) · Softhead sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
128. 128Notarius troschelii (Gill, 1863) · Chili sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
129. 129Occidentarius platypogon (Günther, 1864) · Cominate sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
130. 130Osteogeneiosus militaris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Soldier catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
131. 131Pachyula conorhynchus (Weber, 1913) · Lorentz catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
132. 132Pachyula crassilabris (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) · Thick-lipped catfishfresh · tropical
133. 133Papuarius latirostris (Macleay, 1883) · Broad-snouted catfishfresh · tropical
134. 134Paracinetodus carinatus (Weber, 1913) · Comb-spined catfishfresh · tropical
135. 135Paragenidens grandoculis (Steindachner, 1877)fresh · brackish · tropical
136. 136Pararius mastersi (Ogilby, 1898) · Master's catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
137. 137Pararius proximus (Ogilby, 1898) · Arafura catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
138. 138Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes, 1840) · Longsnouted catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
139. 139Plicofollis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840) · Blacktip sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
140. 140Plicofollis layardi (Günther, 1866) · Thinspine sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
141. 141Plicofollis magatensis (Herre, 1926)fresh · tropical
142. 142Plicofollis nella (Valenciennes, 1840) · Smooth-headed catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
143. 143Plicofollis platystomus (Day, 1877) · Flatmouth sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
144. 144Plicofollis polystaphylodon (Bleeker, 1846) · Mozambique sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
145. 145Plicofollis tonggol (Bleeker, 1846) · Roughback sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
146. 146Potamarius izabalensis Hubbs & Miller, 1960fresh · tropical
147. 147Potamarius nelsoni (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1902) · Lacandon sea catfishfresh · tropical
148. 148Potamarius usumacintae Betancur-R. & Willink, 2007 · Usumacinta sea catfishfresh · tropical
149. 149Potamosilurus coatesi (Kailola, 1990) · Coates' catfishfresh · tropical
150. 150Potamosilurus macrorhynchus (Weber, 1913) · Sharp-nosed catfishfresh · tropical
151. 151Potamosilurus taylori (Roberts, 1978) · Taylor's catfishfresh · tropical
152. 152Potamosilurus velutinus (Weber, 1907) · Papillate catfishfresh · tropical
153. 153Pseudosciades sona (Hamilton, 1822) · Sona sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
154. 154Sciades couma (Valenciennes, 1840) · Couma sea catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
155. 155Sciades dowii (Gill, 1863) · Flapnose sea catfishfresh · brackish · tropical
156. 156Sciades herzbergii (Bloch, 1794) · Pemecou sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
157. 157Sciades parkeri (Traill, 1832) · Gillbacker sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
158. 158Sciades passany (Valenciennes, 1840) · Passany sea catfishbrackish · ocean · tropical
159. 159Sciades paucus (Kailola, 2000)fresh · tropical
160. 160Sciades proops (Valenciennes, 1840) · Crucifix sea catfishfresh · brackish · ocean · tropical

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.