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Accurate info and multiple images of catfish species. We have 5,146 species, 20,431 images encompassing 56,257 populations in 6,602 registered aquaria. There's 1,818 breeding reports and 4,852 wishlists too. See also the catfish on stamps, habitat, underwater, video collections and all C, CW, L & LDA numbers.

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Catfish of the Month

CotMThis month's featured species is Hypoptopoma sp. (1). Are you looking for in-depth on a particular species? Then check out the vast CotM Archives.

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