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Accurate info and multiple images of catfish species. We have 5,036 species, 19,891 images encompassing 55,608 populations in 6,544 registered aquaria. There's 1,795 breeding reports and 4,588 wishlists too. See also the catfish on stamps, habitat, underwater, video collections and all C, CW, L & LDA numbers.

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A wide array of hundreds of informative catfish articles. There's something for everyone here, ranging from newbie essentials to specialist topics split across four sections - Species, Reproduction, Geography and 'Catfishology'. Dive in! 

Catfish of the Month

CotMThis month's featured species is Callichthys callichthys. Are you looking for in-depth on a particular species? Then check out the vast CotM Archives.

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In Search of the World's Largest Catfish by Shane Linder. As many heated debates in the forums will testify, there are many catfish species out there that grow well beyond our ambitions to keep them in captivity. Shane goes in search of the biggest of them all.

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