Siluriformes - Catfishes

Classification

Order: Siluriformes - Catfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Families

Siluridae - Eurasian catfishes

Ictaluridae - North American freshwater catfishes

Ariidae - Sea catfishes

Sisoridae - Asian adhesive catfishes

Malapteruridae - Electric catfishes

Pangasiidae - Shark catfishes

Pimelodidae - Long-whiskered catfishes

Clariidae - Airbreathing catfishes

Bagridae - Naked catfishes

Plotosidae - Eeltail catfishes

Auchenipteridae - Driftwood catfishes

Schilbeidae - Schilbid catfishes

Loricariidae - Armoured suckermouth catfishes

Doradidae - Thorny catfishes

Astroblepidae - Naked sucker-mouth catfishes

Callichthyidae - Armored catfishes

Heptapteridae - Three-barbeled catfishes

Amblycipitidae - Torrent catfishes

Cetopsidae - Whale catfishes

Kryptoglanidae - Indian cave catfishes

Mochokidae - Squeakers or upside-down catfishes

Nematogenyidae - Mountain catfishes

Lacantuniidae - Chiapas catfishes

Olyridae - Longtail catfishes

Parakysidae - Parakysid catfishes

Phreatobiidae - Cistern catfishes

Pseudopimelodidae - Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes

Scoloplacidae - Spiny dwarf catfishes

Trichomycteridae - Pencil or parasitic catfishes

Horabagridae - Imperial catfishes

Heteropneustidae - Airsac catfishes

Erethistidae - South Asian river catfishes

Akysidae - Stream catfishes

Amphiliidae - Loach catfishes

Anchariidae - Vaonas

Aspredinidae - Banjo catfishes

Austroglanididae - Austroglanids

Chacidae - Squarehead or angler catfish

Claroteidae - Claroteid catfishes

Cranoglanididae - Armorhead catfishes

Diplomystidae - Velvet catfishes

Ailiidae - Asian schilbeids

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