Brown Bullhead: Ictalurus nebulosus
Fact sheet, with photograph.
Channel Catfish: Ictalurus punctatus
Fact sheet, focused on the occurrence of this fish in the U.S. Great Lakes. Includes an image.
Catfish, the Basics
Introduction to Family Siluridae, the catfish, with particular focus on the species Silurus glanis, the European Wels Catfish. Covers distribution, behaviour, sexual differences, and spawning. Includes photos.
Armored Catfish Picture and Description
About the Callichthyidae family, or armored catfish, with more than 50 species native to the streams of South America, including genus Pterygoplichthys. Some are now found in Florida. These fish are known to "walk" on land using their pectoral fins.
Loricariidae
Resources for identification of the majority of the genera of Loricariidae, including those typically sold in the aquarium trade under the name pleco or plecostomus. Search by name, browse a taxonomic tree, or use the key.
Catfish Biology and Identification
Information about three species in Minnesota.
Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus)
Discussion and photos of this introduced nonindigenous species in Florida.
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