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Catfish are a fascinating and diverse group of fish which have become hugely popular as aquarium fish. They range from the tiny Otocinclus to giants like the Red-Tailed catfish. All catfish possess one or more pairs of barbels, one of their most distinguishing features. Catfish are also scaleless, and some are protected instead by 'armour' consisting of bony plates. The variety of size and form of catfish means there is a species to suit almost any aquarium setup. |
![]() Synodontis multipunctatus |
| Ancistrus sp. | Bristle-nosed catfish |
| Bunocephalus amaurus | Bi-coloured banjo |
| Corydoras adolfoi | Adolfo's cory |
| Corydoras aeneus | Bronze/Albino cory |
| Corydoras paleatus | Peppered cory |
| Corydoras panda | Panda cory |
| Corydoras trilineatus | Three-line cory |
| Hexanematichthys (Arius) seemanni | Shark catfish |
| Hypancistrus zebra | Zebra pleco, L046 |
| Hypostomus punctatus | Common pleco |
| Kryptopterus bicirrhis | Glass catfish |
| Leiarius pictus | Sailfin marbled catfish |
| Otocinclus affinis | Dwarf/Golden otocinclus |
| Otocinclus vittatus | Otocinclus |
| Phractocephalus hemioliopterus | Red-tailed catfish |
| Pimelodus pictus | Pictus catfish |
| Synodontis decorus | Clown Synodontis |
| Synodontis multipunctatus | Cuckoo Synodontis |
| Synodontis waterloti | Waterlot's Synodontis |
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