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Family: Sisoridae Sisorid catfishes



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ayarnangra estuarius Asia 4.6 SL 2001
Bagarius bagarius Goonch Asia 230 TL 1822
Bagarius lica Southeast Asia 200 SL 1903
Bagarius rutilus Asia 100 SL 2000
Bagarius suchus Crocodile catfish Asia 70 SL 1983
Bagarius vegrandis Asia 22 SL 2021
Caelatoglanis zonatus Asia 3.9 SL 2005
Chimarrichthys longus Asia 15.5 SL 2011
Conta conta Conta catfish Asia 7.8 TL 1822
Conta pectinata Asia 4.9 SL 2005
Creteuchiloglanis arunachalensis Asia 8.7 SL 2015
Creteuchiloglanis brachypterus Asia 16.8 SL 2011
Creteuchiloglanis gongshanensis Asia 12 SL 1981
Creteuchiloglanis kamengensis Asia 19.8 SL 1966
Creteuchiloglanis longipectoralis Asia 19.9 SL 2011
Creteuchiloglanis macropterus Asia 2004
Creteuchiloglanis payjab Asia 15.6 SL 2014
Erethistes nareshi Asia 2.5 SL 2015
Erethistes pusillus Asia 4.2 SL 1849
Erethistoides ascita Asia 4 TL 2005
Erethistoides cavatura Asia 3.3 SL 2005
Erethistoides infuscatus Asia 4.5 SL 2006
Erethistoides longispinis Asia 4.1 SL 2012
Erethistoides luteolus Asia 2.6 SL 2012
Erethistoides montana Asia 4.8 TL 1950
Erethistoides pipri Asia 3.1 SL 1950
Erethistoides senkhiensis Asia 4.3 SL 2008
Erethistoides sicula Asia 3.9 SL 2005
Erethistoides vesculus Asia 2.9 SL 2012
Euchiloglanis dorsoarcus Asia 2005
Euchiloglanis kishinouyei Asia 19.3 NG 1934
Euchiloglanis longibarbatus Asia 20.0 SL 2011
Euchiloglanis phongthoensis Asia 2005
Exostoma barakense Asia 9.8 SL 2007
Exostoma berdmorei Asia 10 TL 1860
Exostoma effrenum Asia 6.5 SL 2014
Exostoma gaoligongense Gaoligong mountain catfish Asia 7.7 SL 2017
Exostoma labiatum Burmese bat catfish Asia 11 TL 1842
Exostoma peregrinator Asia 7.0 SL 2014
Exostoma sawmteai Asia 8.5 SL 2015
Exostoma stuarti Asia 5.6 SL 1923
Exostoma tenuicaudatum Asia 10.8 SL 2015
Exostoma vinciguerrae Asia 3.6 SL 1905
Gagata cenia Indian gagata Asia 15 SL 1822
Gagata dolichonema Asia 13 SL 1996
Gagata gagata Gangetic gagata Asia 31 TL 1822
Gagata itchkeea Asia 7.6 TL 1839
Gagata melanopterus Asia 15.8 SL 1998
Gagata pakistanica Asia 1999
Gagata sexualis Asia 6 TL 1970
Gagata youssoufi Asia 8.9 TL 1976
Glaridoglanis andersonii Asia 16.3 SL 1870
Glyptosternon akhtari Asia 1952
Glyptosternon maculatum Asia 32 TL 1905
Glyptosternon malaisei Asia 7 TL 1941
Glyptosternon reticulatum Turkestan catfish Asia 24 SL 1842
Glyptothorax alaknandi Asia 9 TL 1969
Glyptothorax amnestus Asia 8.8 SL 2016
Glyptothorax anamalaiensis Asia 1952
Glyptothorax annandalei Asia 11.5 TL 1923
Glyptothorax armeniacus Armenian mountain cat Asia 12.5 TL 1918
Glyptothorax ater Asia 12.7 SL 2011
Glyptothorax botius Asia 7.9 SL 1822
Glyptothorax brevipinnis Asia 9.7 SL 1923
Glyptothorax buchanani Asia 1945
Glyptothorax burmanicus Asia 26.6 SL 1929
Glyptothorax callopterus Asia 1945
Glyptothorax caudimaculatus Asia 6.0 SL 2011
Glyptothorax cavia Asia 28 TL 1822
Glyptothorax chimtuipuiensis Asia 5.8 SL 2010
Glyptothorax chindwinica Asia 14.6 SL 2007
Glyptothorax churamanii Asia 8.6 SL 2012
Glyptothorax clavatus Asia 6.7 SL 2014
Glyptothorax conirostris Asia 14 TL 1867
Glyptothorax coracinus Asia 8.2 SL 2008
Glyptothorax cous Tigris cat Asia 1766
Glyptothorax davissinghi Asia 1998
Glyptothorax decussatus Asia 7.8 SL 2016
Glyptothorax deqinensis Asia 13.2 SL 1986
Glyptothorax dikrongensis Asia 9.4 SL 2011
Glyptothorax dorsalis Asia 15 SL 1890
Glyptothorax elankadensis Travancore rock catfish Asia 11.5 SL 2013
Glyptothorax exodon Asia 6.3 SL 2005
Glyptothorax famelicus Asia 7.4 SL 2016
Glyptothorax filicatus Asia 9.2 SL 2008
Glyptothorax fokiensis Asia 12.5 SL 1925
Glyptothorax forabilis Asia 9.0 SL 2017
Glyptothorax fucatus Asia 10.3 SL 2012
Glyptothorax fuscus Asia 12.1 SL 1934
Glyptothorax garhwali Asia 10.9 SL 1969
Glyptothorax gracilis Asia 12.7 SL 1864
Glyptothorax granosus Asia 11.7 SL 2012
Glyptothorax granulus Asia 9.0 SL 2007
Glyptothorax hainanensis Asia 1927
Glyptothorax honghensis Asia 8.8 SL 1984
Glyptothorax horai Asia 1934
Glyptothorax housei Asia 10 TL 1942
Glyptothorax igniculus Asia 7.1 SL 2013
Glyptothorax indicus Asia 11.8 SL 1991
Glyptothorax interspinalum Asia 10.6 SL 1978
Glyptothorax jalalensis Asia 1970
Glyptothorax jayarami Asia 10.5 SL 2012
Glyptothorax kashmirensis Asia 14.8 TL 1923
Glyptothorax keluk Asia 5.8 SL 2016
Glyptothorax ketambe South East Asia. Indonesi 10 SL 2009
Glyptothorax kudremukhensis Asia 2007
Glyptothorax kurdistanicus Iran cat Asia 25 TL 1931
Glyptothorax laak Asia 8.5 SL 1904
Glyptothorax lampris Asia 12.1 SL 1934
Glyptothorax lanceatus Asia 17 TL 2012
Glyptothorax laosensis Asia 10.8 SL 1934
Glyptothorax lonah Asia 15 TL 1839
Glyptothorax longicauda Asia 19.3 SL 1984
Glyptothorax longjiangensis Asia 10.8 SL 1986
Glyptothorax maceriatus Asia 11.1 SL 2012
Glyptothorax macromaculatus Asia 16.1 SL 1984
Glyptothorax madraspatanus Asia 11.5 TL 1873
Glyptothorax major Asia 14.4 TL 1894
Glyptothorax malabarensis Asia 5.5 SL 2010
Glyptothorax manipurensis Asia 15.1 SL 1955
Glyptothorax mibangi Asia 8.4 SL 2015
Glyptothorax minimaculatus Asia 15 SL 1984
Glyptothorax naziri Asia 5 SL 1969
Glyptothorax nelsoni Asia 8 SL 1972
Glyptothorax ngapang Asia 13.6 SL 2007
Glyptothorax nieuwenhuisi Asia 5.5 SL 1902
Glyptothorax obliquimaculatus Asia 8.5 SL 2010
Glyptothorax obscurus Asia 1984
Glyptothorax pallozonus Asia 6 SL 1934
Glyptothorax panda Asia 3.2 SL 2005
Glyptothorax pantherinus Asia 14.4 SL 2013
Glyptothorax pectinopterus River cat Asia 17.8 SL 1842
Glyptothorax pictus Asia 7.6 SL 2016
Glyptothorax platypogon Asia 10 TL 1840
Glyptothorax platypogonides Asia 12.3 TL 1855
Glyptothorax plectilis Asia 7.6 SL 2008
Glyptothorax poonaensis Asia 8 TL 1938
Glyptothorax porrectus Asia 11.9 SL 2017
Glyptothorax prashadi Asia 6.6 SL 1932
Glyptothorax punjabensis Asia 11.5 TL 1971
Glyptothorax quadriocellatus Asia 11.5 SL 1978
Glyptothorax radiolus Asia 11.9 SL 2013
Glyptothorax robustus Asia 6.0 SL 1966
Glyptothorax rugimentum Asia 7.9 SL 2008
Glyptothorax saisii Asia 90 SL 1910
Glyptothorax schmidti Asia 8.5 SL 1904
Glyptothorax scrobiculus Asia 2012
Glyptothorax senapatiensis Asia 6.1 SL 2015
Glyptothorax siamensis Asia 13.9 TL 1923
Glyptothorax silviae Asia 13 TL 1981
Glyptothorax sinensis Asia 34 SL 1908
Glyptothorax steindachneri Steindachner’s cat Asia 1913
Glyptothorax stibaros Asia 2016
Glyptothorax stocki Asia 14 TL 1978
Glyptothorax stolickae Asia 13.2 TL 1867
Glyptothorax strabonis Asia 9.6 SL 2008
Glyptothorax striatus Asia 21.5 1842
Glyptothorax sufii Asia 5.6 TL 1975
Glyptothorax sykesi Asia 1873
Glyptothorax telchitta Asia 15.2 TL 1822
Glyptothorax trewavasae Asia 14 TL 1938
Glyptothorax trilineatus Three-lined catfish Asia 30 TL 1860
Glyptothorax ventrolineatus Asia 9.5 SL 2006
Glyptothorax verrucosus Asia 5.4 SL 2012
Glyptothorax zanaensis Asia 11.5 SL 1981
Glyptothorax zhujiangensis Asia 2003
Gogangra laevis Asia 8 SL 2005
Gogangra viridescens Asia 10.8 TL 1822
Hara filamentosa Asia 5 SL 1860
Hara hara Asia 13 TL 1822
Hara horai Asia 8 TL 1976
Hara jerdoni Asia 4 TL 1870
Hara koladynensis Asia 6.6 SL 2009
Hara longissima Asia 2007
Hara mesembrina Asia. 2007
Hara minuscula Asia. 2007
Hara spinulus Asia. 2007
Myersglanis blythii Stone cat Asia 7.3 TL 1870
Myersglanis jayarami Asia 1999
Nangra assamensis Koshi Nangra Asia 10.5 TL 1994
Nangra bucculenta Asia 3.4 SL 1998
Nangra nangra Asia 6.3 TL 1822
Nangra ornata Asia 3.7 SL 1998
Nangra robusta Asia 10 SL 1973
Oreoglanis colurus Asia 6.2 SL 2009
Oreoglanis delacouri Asia 12.3 SL 1936
Oreoglanis frenata Asia 9.3 SL 2001
Oreoglanis heteropogon Asia 7.0 SL 2009
Oreoglanis hypsiura Asia 13.8 SL 1999
Oreoglanis immaculata Asia 2007
Oreoglanis infulata Asia 10.3 SL 2001
Oreoglanis insignis Asia 8.4 SL 2001
Oreoglanis jingdongensis Asia 2007
Oreoglanis laciniosa Asia 7.0 SL 2009
Oreoglanis lepturus Asia 9.1 SL 2001
Oreoglanis macronemus Asia 6.5 SL 2004
Oreoglanis macroptera Asia 6.5 TL 1890
Oreoglanis majuscula Asia 7.6 SL 2011
Oreoglanis nakasathiani Asia 11.9 SL 2009
Oreoglanis pangenensis Asia 7.7 SL 2015
Oreoglanis setigera Asia 6.9 SL 2001
Oreoglanis siamensis Siamese bat catfish Asia 14 SL 1933
Oreoglanis sudarai Asia 11.3 SL 2009
Oreoglanis suraswadii Asia 7.3 SL 2009
Oreoglanis tenuicauda Asia 9.0 SL 2009
Oreoglanis vicina Asia 8.1 SL 2009
Parachiloglanis bhutanensis Asia 10.2 SL 2014
Parachiloglanis hodgarti Torrent catfish Asia 6.6 SL 1923
Pareuchiloglanis abbreviata Asia 11.2 SL 2007
Pareuchiloglanis anteanalis Asia 17.6 SL 1984
Pareuchiloglanis brevicaudatus Asia 2005
Pareuchiloglanis feae Asia 13.3 SL 1890
Pareuchiloglanis gracilicaudata Asia 18.2 SL 1979
Pareuchiloglanis longicauda Asia 18.1 SL 1981
Pareuchiloglanis macrotrema Asia 16 SL 1925
Pareuchiloglanis myzostoma Asia 16 TL 1923
Pareuchiloglanis namdeensis Asia 2005
Pareuchiloglanis nebulifera Asia 9.6 SL 2000
Pareuchiloglanis poilanei Asia 1936
Pareuchiloglanis prolixdorsalis Asia 14.8 SL 2007
Pareuchiloglanis rhabdura Asia 2004
Pareuchiloglanis robustus Asia 1991
Pareuchiloglanis sichuanensis Asia 1991
Pareuchiloglanis sinensis Asia 14 SL 1952
Pareuchiloglanis songdaensis Asia 2001
Pareuchiloglanis songmaensis Asia 2001
Pareuchiloglanis tamduongensis Asia 2005
Pareuchiloglanis tianquanensis Asia 1997
Pseudecheneis brachyura Asia 15.5 SL 2008
Pseudecheneis crassicauda Asia 13.7 SL 2005
Pseudecheneis eddsi Asia 9.4 SL 2006
Pseudecheneis gracilis Asia 18.8 SL 2008
Pseudecheneis immaculata Asia 10.4 SL 1982
Pseudecheneis koladynae Asia 2010
Pseudecheneis longipectoralis Asia 13.3 SL 2008
Pseudecheneis maurus Asia 5.5 SL 2007
Pseudecheneis paucipunctata Asia 13.5 SL 2008
Pseudecheneis paviei Asia 13.2 SL 1892
Pseudecheneis serracula Asia 15.3 SL 2005
Pseudecheneis sirenica Asia 2007
Pseudecheneis stenura Asia 18.0 SL 2006
Pseudecheneis sulcata Sucker throat catfish Asia 20 TL 1842
Pseudecheneis sulcatoides Asia 10.5 SL 1992
Pseudecheneis suppaetula Asia 8.4 SL 2006
Pseudecheneis sympelvica Asia 5.7 SL 1998
Pseudecheneis tchangi Asia 12 SL 1937
Pseudecheneis ukhrulensis Asia 2007
Pseudexostoma brachysoma Asia 15.3 SL 1979
Pseudexostoma longipterus Asia 9.9 SL 2007
Pseudexostoma yunnanense Asia 11.1 SL 1935



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