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Category: Ornamental FishFreshwater FishCatfishes
Redtail Catfish
A large predatory catfish with a red tail and long barbels, native to the Amazon, grows very big.
Ghost Glass Catfish
A nearly transparent catfish with a skeleton-like body, schooling in slow rivers.
Walking Catfish
A hardy catfish that can move over land between ponds using its pectoral fins, invasive in places.
Channel Catfish
A widely farmed American catfish with a forked tail and excellent sense of smell and taste.
Plecostomus
A suckermouth catfish with armor plates and a sucker mouth to scrape algae, common in aquariums.
Upside-down Catfish
A catfish that swims upside down at the surface, feeding on the underside of the water line.
Electric Catfish
A catfish that generates electric shocks up to 350V to stun prey and defend itself.
Tiger Shovelnose Catfish
A large catfish with a flattened shovelnose head and tiger-like banding, powerful swimmer.
Pictus Catfish
A silver catfish with dark spots and long barbels, active and peaceful in large tanks.
