Catfishes
Siluriformes
Siluriformes (catfishes) is an order in the class Actinopterygii, containing 4,287 described species.
Scientific classification
| Rank | Taxon |
|---|---|
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Siluriformes |
Families
- Loricariidae1,068
- Trichomycteridae447
- Sisoridae327
- Heptapteridae238
- Callichthyidae228
- Mochokidae226
- Bagridae223
- Ariidae157
- Auchenipteridae128
- Clariidae125
- Pimelodidae116
- Amphiliidae106
- Siluridae106
- Doradidae96
- Astroblepidae82
- Claroteidae65
- Pseudopimelodidae60
- Akysidae59
- Ictaluridae52
- Amblycipitidae50
- Aspredinidae50
- Cetopsidae44
- Plotosidae42
- Schilbeidae36
- Auchenoglanididae30
- Pangasiidae30
- Ailiidae25
- Malapteruridae19
- Diplomystidae9
- Horabagridae9
- Ritidae7
- Anchariidae6
- Scoloplacidae6
- Chacidae4
- Austroglanididae3
- Cranoglanididae3
- Phreatobiidae3
- Lacantuniidae1
- Nematogenyidae1