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Family Order: Siluriformes 🍽️ 4 Edible 🎣 2 Game Fish

Sisoridae

Species
230
Genera
11
Max Length
230 cm
Max Weight
-
Avg Trophic
3.19
Threatened
3

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
2 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
230

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
VU
EN
DD
Least Concern 52
Near Threatened 4
Vulnerable 15
Endangered 11
Critically Endangered 3
Data Deficient 57

🏆 World Records

weight
Goonch - 74.80 kg
Bagarius yarrelli
🎣 Jakub Vagner 📍 Ramganga River, India 📅 Mar 2009

🐟 Species in Sisoridae

230 total
Glyptothorax Ketambe
Glyptothorax ketambe
DD 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Kudremukhensis
Glyptothorax kudremukhensis
CR 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Laak
Glyptothorax laak
💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Lairamkhullensis
Glyptothorax lairamkhullensis
💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Lampris
Glyptothorax lampris
LC 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Lanceatus
Glyptothorax lanceatus
💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Laosensis
Glyptothorax laosensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Lonah
Glyptothorax lonah
LC 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Longicauda
Glyptothorax longicauda
💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Longjiangensis
Glyptothorax longjiangensis
💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Maceriatus
Glyptothorax maceriatus
💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Macromaculatus
Glyptothorax macromaculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Madraspatanus
Glyptothorax madraspatanus
EN 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Major
Glyptothorax major
LC 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Malabarensis
Glyptothorax malabarensis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Manipurensis
Glyptothorax manipurensis
VU 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Mibangi
Glyptothorax mibangi
💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Minimaculatus
Glyptothorax minimaculatus
💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Naziri
Glyptothorax naziri
NT 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Nelsoni
Glyptothorax nelsoni
EN 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Ngapang
Glyptothorax ngapang
LC 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Nieuwenhuisi
Glyptothorax nieuwenhuisi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Obliquimaculatus
Glyptothorax obliquimaculatus
💧 Freshwater
Glyptothorax Obscurus
Glyptothorax obscurus
💧 Freshwater