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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.

Shane's World

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

Random Read

From the article Breeding the Medusa Pleco, Ancistrus ranunculusBreeding the Medusa Pleco, Ancistrus ranunculus by Geoff Haglund. A report of several spawnings and attempts to raise the fry of this unusual Brazilian bristlenose species by an aquarist in New Zealand.

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