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Galeichthys
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Galeichthys

Galeichthys is a genus of sea catfishes (order Siluriformes). The only genus in the subfamily Galeichthyinae, this genus includes four species.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

White Sea Catfish

speciesGaleichthys feliceps

Black Sea Catfish

speciesGaleichthys ater

Peruvian Sea Catfish

speciesGaleichthys peruvianus

Natal Sea Catfish

speciesGaleichthys trowi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88437.