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The world of catfish is as diverse as it is fascinating, with a wide range of species found in various corners of the globe

Background imageCatfish Collection: Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) Sark, British Channel Islands, August

Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) Sark, British Channel Islands, August

Background imageCatfish Collection: A fisherman reels in a catfish in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

A fisherman reels in a catfish in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, April 24, 2018. Picture taken April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Background imageCatfish Collection: A store with live fish for sale, vicinity of Natchitoches, La. 1940. Creator: Marion Post Wolcott

A store with live fish for sale, vicinity of Natchitoches, La. 1940. Creator: Marion Post Wolcott
A store with live fish for sale, vicinity of Natchitoches, Louisiana. [Signs: Fish for Sale; Live Cat Fish; Live Fish for Sale ]

Background imageCatfish Collection: Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans

Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama. [Signs: F.M. Pointer - The Old Reliable - House Mover ; Honest Weights, Square Dealings ; Special Today - River Fish: Catfish, Trout, Perch, Drum, Buffalo

Background imageCatfish Collection: Brown bullhead catfish, Ameiurus nebulosus, guarding offspring

Brown bullhead catfish, Ameiurus nebulosus, guarding offspring. They live between six and eight years
Sea trout, Salmo trutta, on Z&, xea;zere river, Portugal. Found in streams, ponds, rivers and lakes. Date: 12-Jan-20

Background imageCatfish Collection: Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) feeding on catfish, Brazil

Background imageCatfish Collection: Common Dragonet (colour litho)

Common Dragonet (colour litho)
998727 Common Dragonet (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populAaren Naturgeschichte der Fische in ihren sAammtlichen)

Background imageCatfish Collection: Globe flower and buttercups

Globe flower and buttercups
Globe flower, Trollius europaeus, and other species of buttercups, Ranunculus glacialis, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian

Background imageCatfish Collection: Soldier catfish and driftwood catfish

Soldier catfish and driftwood catfish
Soldier catfish, Osteogeneiosus militaris 79, and driftwood catfish, Trachelyopterus galeatus 80. Handcolored copperplate engraving after Jacob Nilson from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of

Background imageCatfish Collection: Electric eel and electric catfish

Electric eel and electric catfish
Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus (Gymnotus electricus) and electric catfish, Malapterurus electricus.Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Background imageCatfish Collection: Fish varieties

Fish varieties
Monkfish, Lophius piscatorius, toadfish, Batrachoides surinamensis, armored catfish, Loricaria cataphracta, Atlantic stargazer, Uranoscopus scaber, sculpin or bullhead, Cottus gobio, and cascarudo

Background imageCatfish Collection: Striped eel catfish, Plotosus lineatus

Striped eel catfish, Plotosus lineatus (Eel-shaped platystacus, Platystacus anguillaris). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageCatfish Collection: Raphael catfish, Platydoras costatus

Raphael catfish, Platydoras costatus (Ribbed soldier fish, Cataphractus costatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageCatfish Collection: Slopehead catfish, Ageneiosus inermis

Slopehead catfish, Ageneiosus inermis (Dawalla of the Arawaaks, Hypothalmus davalla). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Background imageCatfish Collection: Tiger sorubim, Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

Tiger sorubim, Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Striped platystoma, Platystoma tigrinum). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes

Background imageCatfish Collection: Platynematichthys notatus catfish

Platynematichthys notatus catfish (Stripe-tailed pimelodus, Pimelodus notatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of

Background imageCatfish Collection: Flatwhiskered catfish, Pinirampus pirinampu

Flatwhiskered catfish, Pinirampus pirinampu (Black-spotted green pimelodus, Pimelodus insignis). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Background imageCatfish Collection: Blochs pim, Pimelodus blochii

Blochs pim, Pimelodus blochii (Tiger pimelodus, Pimelodus arekaima). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of Guiana

Background imageCatfish Collection: Jaguar catfish, Liosomadoras oncinus

Jaguar catfish, Liosomadoras oncinus (Marbled arius, Arius oncinus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of Guiana

Background imageCatfish Collection: Spiny catfish or bacu, Acanthodoras cataphractus

Spiny catfish or bacu, Acanthodoras cataphractus (Chestnut-bellied doras, Doras castaneo-ventris). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Background imageCatfish Collection: Steindachnerina binotata

Steindachnerina binotata (Double-marked salmon carp, Prochilodus binotatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of

Background imageCatfish Collection: Bocachico or koulimata, Prochilodus rubrotaeniatus

Bocachico or koulimata, Prochilodus rubrotaeniatus (Pale red-streaked salmon carp, Prochilodus rubro-taeniatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Background imageCatfish Collection: Wolf fish, Hoplias malabaricus

Wolf fish, Hoplias malabaricus
Wolf fish, tiger fish or trahira, Hoplias malabaricus (Haimura, Erythrinus macrodon). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Background imageCatfish Collection: Banded schizodon or boga lisa, Schizodon fasciatus

Banded schizodon or boga lisa, Schizodon fasciatus. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of Guiana

Background imageCatfish Collection: Payara, Hydrolycus armatus

Payara, Hydrolycus armatus (Strong-toothed hydrocyon, Hydrocyon? armatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of Guiana

Background imageCatfish Collection: Cuviers pike-characin, Boulengerella cuvieri

Cuviers pike-characin, Boulengerella cuvieri (Ocellated xiphostoma, Xiphostoma ocellatum). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Background imageCatfish Collection: Tetragonopterus chalceus

Tetragonopterus chalceus (Schomburgks tetragonopterus, Tetragonopterus schomburgkii). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Background imageCatfish Collection: Red-eye piranha, Serrasalmus rhombeus

Red-eye piranha, Serrasalmus rhombeus. Black saw-bellied salmon, Serrasalmo niger. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of

Background imageCatfish Collection: Pygopristis denticulata piranha

Pygopristis denticulata piranha (Spotted saw-bellied salmon, Serrasalmo punctatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes

Background imageCatfish Collection: Hemiodus unimaculatus

Hemiodus unimaculatus (Black-marked anodus, Anodus notatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of Guiana

Background imageCatfish Collection: Pink-tailed chalceus, Chalceus macrolepidotus

Pink-tailed chalceus, Chalceus macrolepidotus. (Large-scaled chalceus.) Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of Guiana

Background imageCatfish Collection: Silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum

Silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (Arowana of Guiana, Osteoglossum arowana). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes

Background imageCatfish Collection: Arapaima, Arapaima gigas

Arapaima, Arapaima gigas (Gigantic sudis, Sudis gigas). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of Guiana

Background imageCatfish Collection: Oriole blackbird, chocolate loricarid catfish

Oriole blackbird, chocolate loricarid catfish
Oriole blackbird, Gymnomystax mexicanus, nest and eggs 3, chocolate loricarid armored catfish, Loricaria cataphracta 2, and pine sawfly, Neodiprion sertifer 1

Background imageCatfish Collection: Doras Castaneo-Ventris (colour litho)

Doras Castaneo-Ventris (colour litho)
729160 Doras Castaneo-Ventris (colour litho) by Lizars, William Home (1788-1859); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doras Castaneo-Ventris)

Background imageCatfish Collection: Atlantic seawolf or striped sea wolf, Anarhichas lupus

Atlantic seawolf or striped sea wolf, Anarhichas lupus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Background imageCatfish Collection: Longnose gar, suckermouth, Raphael and spotted catfish

Longnose gar, suckermouth, Raphael and spotted catfish
Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus 1, suckermouth catfish, Hypostomus plecostomus 2, Raphael catfish, Platydoras costatus 3 and spotted catfish, Corydoras punctatus 4

Background imageCatfish Collection: Catfish (colour litho)

Catfish (colour litho)
998724 Catfish (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populAaren Naturgeschichte der Fische in ihren sAammtlichen)

Background imageCatfish Collection: Atlantic seawolf or striped sea wolf, Anarhichas lupus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Atlantic seawolf or striped sea wolf, Anarhichas lupus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4614088 Atlantic seawolf or striped sea wolf, Anarhichas lupus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Background imageCatfish Collection: Ring-tailed Lemurs, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Ring-tailed Lemurs, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999369 Ring-tailed Lemurs, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la)

Background imageCatfish Collection: A Sea-Nymph, 1881 (oil on canvas)

A Sea-Nymph, 1881 (oil on canvas)
488085 A Sea-Nymph, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 121.3x121.3 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Background imageCatfish Collection: Electric Catfish, Bichir, Trunkfish, illustration from Wildlife of the World, c

Electric Catfish, Bichir, Trunkfish, illustration from Wildlife of the World, c
3037066 Electric Catfish, Bichir, Trunkfish, illustration from Wildlife of the World, c.1910 (colour litho) by Weczerzick

Background imageCatfish Collection: Pisces, hand-colored lithograph, published in 1880

Pisces, hand-colored lithograph, published in 1880
1) Pilot fish (Naucrates ducto), 2) Short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus brevirostris), 3) Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus), 4) Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), 5 Freshwater eel (Anguilla)

Background imageCatfish Collection: Catfish, from Fish from American Waters series (N39) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Catfish, from Fish from American Waters series (N39) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1889

Background imageCatfish Collection: Synodontis maculipinna, catfish

Synodontis maculipinna, catfish
Synodontis is the most widely-distributed mochokid genus. This specimen was collected from the Rufigi River near Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania and arrived at the museum in 1922

Background imageCatfish Collection: Anarhichas lupus, or Atlantic Wolffish

Anarhichas lupus, or Atlantic Wolffish, also known as Seawolf, Atlantic Catfish, Ocean Catfish, Devil Fish, Wolf Eel and Sea Cat. Date: 1863

Background imageCatfish Collection: Painted skull of Arius sp. crucifix fish

Painted skull of Arius sp. crucifix fish
Specimen of the skull of a crucifix fish painted to resemble a statue of Jesus Christ on the cross. Often painted and sold as curios

Background imageCatfish Collection: Electric Catfish - showing barbels around mouth

Electric Catfish - showing barbels around mouth
PM-2579 Electric Catfish - showing barbels around mouth Nile Malapterurus electricus Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way



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The world of catfish is as diverse as it is fascinating, with a wide range of species found in various corners of the globe. From the mighty Red-tailed Catfish that prowls the Amazon River basin in Brazil to the elusive Wels Catfish PM 9350 that calls European freshwater its home, these creatures never fail to captivate our attention. In aquariums, one can find intriguing specimens like the Leopard catfish (Corydoras julii), native to the lush Amazon Basin. Its striking patterns and graceful movements make it a popular choice among fish enthusiasts. Meanwhile, in European waters, the majestic European sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) shares its habitat with the formidable wels catfish (Silurus glanis), creating an ecosystem rich in biodiversity. Venturing into West Africa, we encounter a peculiar sight - the Upside Down Catfish. This unique species has adapted to swim upside down and possesses an uncanny ability to breathe air when necessary. It serves as a reminder of nature's remarkable adaptability. Traveling further eastward brings us face-to-face with Silurus glanis or Wels Catfish once again, this time thriving in Indian rivers and lakes alongside other exotic aquatic life forms like Walking Catfish from India, Burma & Sri Lanka. These walking wonders have evolved specialized pectoral fins that allow them to move across land for short distances during times of drought. South America boasts its own array of captivating catfish species such as Bristle-nosed Catfish. With their distinctive bristles on their snouts and vibrant colors adorning their bodies, they add vibrancy to freshwater habitats throughout this continent. Not all encounters with it can harmonious; some even involve unlikely partnerships between different species. The Wels catfish finds companionship with Blochs catfisheuropean sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) within certain ecosystems, showcasing the intricate web of relationships that exist in nature.