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Order Teleostei 🍽️ 278 Edible 🎣 58 Game Fish ⚠️ 176 Venomous

Siluriformes

Families
40
Species
3,703
Max Length
400 cm
Max Weight
350.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.22
Threatened
77

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Brazil
360 spp.
Colombia
177 spp.
Venezuela
172 spp.
Peru
79 spp.
Guyana
69 spp.
Ecuador
66 spp.
Bolivia
65 spp.
Mexico
50 spp.
Suriname
47 spp.
GF
46 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

omnivore
60%
15
piscivore
16%
4
carnivore
12%
3
planktivore
4%
1
detritivore
4%
1
herbivore
4%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
1,000 m

🌿 Families in Order Siluriformes

40 families
Family
Ariidae
161 species within order Siluriformes.
161 sp. View family
Family
Loricariidae
887 species within order Siluriformes.
887 sp. View family
Family
Auchenipteridae
116 species within order Siluriformes.
116 sp. View family
Family
Plotosidae
43 species within order Siluriformes.
43 sp. View family
Family
Clariidae
117 species within order Siluriformes.
117 sp. View family
Family
Callichthyidae
162 species within order Siluriformes.
162 sp. View family
Family
Erethistidae
35 species within order Siluriformes.
35 sp. View family
Family
Mochokidae
232 species within order Siluriformes.
232 sp. View family
Family
Heptapteridae
217 species within order Siluriformes.
217 sp. View family
Family
Amphiliidae
102 species within order Siluriformes.
102 sp. View family
Family
Malapteruridae
21 species within order Siluriformes.
21 sp. View family
Family
Ritidae
7 species within order Siluriformes.
7 sp. View family
Family
Siluridae
105 species within order Siluriformes.
105 sp. View family
Family
Bagridae
288 species within order Siluriformes.
288 sp. View family
Family
Trichomycteridae
273 species within order Siluriformes.
273 sp. View family
Family
Sisoridae
230 species within order Siluriformes.
230 sp. View family
Family
Horabagridae
9 species within order Siluriformes.
9 sp. View family
Family
Pangasiidae
30 species within order Siluriformes.
30 sp. View family
Family
Heteropneustidae
6 species within order Siluriformes.
6 sp. View family
Family
Claroteidae
30 species within order Siluriformes.
30 sp. View family
Family
Ictaluridae
52 species within order Siluriformes.
52 sp. View family
Family
Scoloplacidae
6 species within order Siluriformes.
6 sp. View family
Family
Schilbeidae
32 species within order Siluriformes.
32 sp. View family
Family
Doradidae
82 species within order Siluriformes.
82 sp. View family
Family
Pimelodidae
91 species within order Siluriformes.
91 sp. View family
Family
Akysidae
58 species within order Siluriformes.
58 sp. View family
Family
Cetopsidae
40 species within order Siluriformes.
40 sp. View family
Family
Amblycipitidae
43 species within order Siluriformes.
43 sp. View family
Family
Diplomystidae
7 species within order Siluriformes.
7 sp. View family
Family
Astroblepidae
81 species within order Siluriformes.
81 sp. View family
Family
Austroglanididae
3 species within order Siluriformes.
3 sp. View family
Family
Aspredinidae
40 species within order Siluriformes.
40 sp. View family
Family
Pseudopimelodidae
45 species within order Siluriformes.
45 sp. View family
Family
Ailiidae
24 species within order Siluriformes.
24 sp. View family
Family
Anchariidae
6 species within order Siluriformes.
6 sp. View family
Family
Phreatobiidae
3 species within order Siluriformes.
3 sp. View family

Showing 36 of 40 families. Browse the full list via the species index.

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
3574
🌊 Marine
86
🔄 Diadromous
41
🌿 Brackish
2

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 1874
Near Threatened 131
Vulnerable 171
Endangered 157
Critically Endangered 72
Extinct 2
Data Deficient 637