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Siluridae

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Siluridae, or Sheatfish, belong to the order Siluriformes. These catfish do not have a spine before their dorsal fin, do not have an adipose fin, and the pelvic fins are either small or absent. The anal fin base is usually very long. There are 101 species in this family.


Common name Difficulty Maximum Size Minimum Tank Size
Kryptopterus bicirrhis Glass Catfish
Glass Cats
Ghost Catfish
Moderate 66 in15.24 cm 3030 gal113.562 liters
113,562.353 mL
Silurus glanis European Wels
Wels Catfish
Moderate 196.85039370079196.85 in500 cm 10001,000 gal3,785.412 liters
3,785,411.78 mL
Wallago attu Wallago Catfish
Man-Eating Catfish
Freshwater Shark
Helicopter Catfish
Pla khao
Trey Sanday
Difficult 8080 in203.2 cm 10001,000 gal3,785.412 liters
3,785,411.78 mL
Wallago leerii Tapah Catfish Moderate 70.86614173228370.866 in180 cm 500500 gal1,892.706 liters
1,892,705.89 mL
brackish water