Catfishes

Common name of the order Siluriformes. This order contains many families and over 2,000 species, including venomous species. Heteropneustes and Plotosus genera have dangerous stings and are aggressive. Most species are passive stingers.

Year introduced: 2002 (1987)

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.080

MeSH Unique ID: D002397

Registry Number: txid7995

Entry Terms:

• Siluriformes
• Catfish
• Heteropneustes
• Plotosus
• Arius
• Eremophilus mutisii
• Colombian Catfish
• Catfish, Colombian

Previous Indexing:

• Fishes (1966-1986)

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Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Animals
Chordata
Vertebrates
Fishes
Catfishes
Ictaluridae