A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Ariidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Amissidens hainesi (Kailola, 2000) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphiarius rugispinis (Valenciennes, 1840) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maya sea catfishAriopsis assimilis (Günther, 1864) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| widehead sea catfishAriopsis guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tete sea catfishAriopsis seemanni (Günther, 1864) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius acutirostris Day, 1877 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| African sea catfishArius africanus Günther, 1867 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius arenarius (Müller & Troschel, 1849) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius arius (Hamilton, 1822) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius brunellii Zolezzi, 1939 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius dispar Herre, 1926 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius festinus Ng & Sparks, 2003 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius gagora (Hamilton, 1822) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius leptonotacanthus Bleeker, 1849 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius macracanthus Günther, 1864 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Madagascar sea catfishArius madagascariensis Vaillant, 1894 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius malabaricus Day, 1877 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius manillensis Valenciennes, 1840 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius microcephalus Bleeker, 1855 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius oetik Bleeker, 1846 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arius sumatranus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspistor hardenbergi (Kailola, 2000) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspistor luniscutis (Valenciennes, 1840) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspistor quadriscutis (Valenciennes, 1840) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bagre bagre (Linnaeus, 1766) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brustiarius nox (Herre, 1935) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brustiarius solidus (Herre, 1935) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carlarius heudelotii (Valenciennes, 1840) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carlarius parkii (Günther, 1864) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops agassizii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| estuarine sea catfishCathorops aguadulce (Meek, 1904) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops belizensis Marceniuk & Betancur-R., 2008 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops dasycephalus (Günther, 1864) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| congo sea catfishCathorops fuerthii (Steindachner, 1876) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops higuchii Marceniuk & Betancur-R., 2008 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops liropus (Bristol, 1897) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops manglarensis Marceniuk, 2007 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops mapale Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2005 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| dark sea catfishCathorops melanopus (Günther, 1864) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops nuchalis (Günther, 1864) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops raredonae Marceniuk, Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2009 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| raspfin sea catfishCathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops taylori (Hildebrand, 1925) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops tuyra (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cathorops wayuu Betancur-R., Acero P. & Marceniuk, 2012 | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cephalocassis borneensis (Bleeker, 1851) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cephalocassis jatia (Hamilton, 1822) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cephalocassis manillensis (Valenciennes, 1840) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cephalocassis melanochir (Bleeker, 1852) | AriidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.