/siluriformes/sisoridae/pseudolaguvia/shawi/1.jpg "Common member of the family Sisoridae") | |
 Family Overview | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced | Sis SORE Iday |
| Family Common Name | Sisorid Catfishes |
| Features | Many species have differing features within this large family. Generally a large fleshy adipose fin is present along with a deeply forked caudal fin. Some posses thickened membranes on the babels or suckermouth. |
| Common Names | Sand sharks, Hill-stream catfishes, Moth Catfish, Asian Whiptails |
| Size | Smallest 30mm, largest 64mm, average 47mm, most commonly 30mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 2 "species" in 2 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 2 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Distribution | Asia Login to view the map. |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Erethistes | 11 species | (2 keepers) |
| 2. | Glyptothorax | 137 species | (2 keepers) |
| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (50%) | |
| 2. | (50%) | |
/siluriformes/sisoridae/glyptothorax/manipurensis/1.jpg "Glyptothorax manipurensis")
/siluriformes/sisoridae/erethistes/jerdoni/1.jpg "Erethistes jerdoni")
| Most Kept Species List (Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:20, k:2, b:0) | |
| 2. | (i:4, k:2, b:0) | |