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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Fuller’s CorydorasScientific Name: Corydoras fulleriCategory: FishSubcategory: CatfishesSize: Standard length: 2.2–2.8 in (5.5–7.0 cm)Weight: 0.4–0.8 oz (12–22 g)Lifespan: 5–8 years in the wild; up to 10+ years in captivityDiet: Omnivore...
Fish > Catfishes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Vulcan CorydorasScientific Name: Corydoras hephaestusCategory: FishSubcategory: CatfishesSize: Standard length: 2.0–2.4 in (5.0–6.0 cm)Weight: 0.3–0.6 oz (10–18 g)Lifespan: 5–8 years in the wildDiet: Omnivore / Benthic forager (insect larvae,...
Fish > Catfishes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Guarani CorydorasScientific Name: Corydoras diphyesCategory: FishSubcategory: CatfishesSize: Standard length: 1.8–2.3 in (4.5–5.8 cm)Weight: 0.2–0.5 oz (6–15 g)Lifespan: 5–8 years in the wild; documented up to 10+ years in captivityDiet:...
Fish > Catfishes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Margined MadtomScientific Name: Noturus insignisCategory: FishSubcategory: CatfishesSize: Total length 8 to 12 cm (3.1 to 4.7 in); maximum up to 15 cm (5.9 in)Weight: 15 to 45 g (0.53 to 1.6 oz)Lifespan: 3 to 5 years in the wildDiet:...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Zebra PlecoScientific Name: Hypancistrus zebraType: Fish (Loricariidae / Suckermouth Armored Catfish)Size: Total length: 7–9 cm (2.8–3.5 in; rarely up to 10 cm)Weight: 15–30 gLifespan: 10–15 years in human care; estimated 8–12 years in the...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Giant PangasiusScientific Name: Pangasius sanitwongseiCategory: FishSubcategory: CatfishesSize: Total length: Up to 3.0 m (10 ft); commonly 1.5–2.0 m (5–6.6 ft)Weight: Up to 300 kg (660 lb)Lifespan: 20–30+ years in the wildDiet: Carnivore /...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Iridescent SharkScientific Name: Pangasianodon hypophthalmusCategory: FishSubcategory: CatfishesRange: Southeast Asia, native to the Mekong, Chao Phraya, and Maeklong river basins in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and VietnamHabitat Type: Deep pools...
Fish > Catfishes
OverviewThe Electric Catfish (Malapterurus electricus) is a formidable, heavy-bodied freshwater siluriform fish belonging to the family Malapteruridae, indigenous to the great river basins and lakes of Central and West Africa, including the Nile, Congo, and Niger...
Fish > Catfishes
OverviewThe Goonch (Bagarius yarrelli), universally known across the Indian subcontinent as the Giant Devil Catfish, is an immense, prehistoric-looking predatory freshwater siluriform belonging to the Asian torrent catfish family Sisoridae. Indigenous to the roaring,...
Fish > Catfishes
OverviewThe Mekong Giant Catfish (Pangasianodon gigas), revered across Southeast Asia as the Pla Buek in Thailand and Pa Beuk in Laos, is a colossal, legendary freshwater teleost fish belonging to the family Pangasiidae. Recognized as one of the largest strictly...
