In this episode, the Water Colors Team discusses their top 5 non-armored catfish species! This excludes a lot of fan-favorite cats, such as corydoras and plecos, and forces the hosts to study up on some unusual species! It’s impossible to generalize catfishes, as they comprise nearly 10% of all known fish species. We’ll share some of our favorites, ranging from tiny, dwarf acts – to large, electric catfish! What are your favorite species?

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Species mentioned in this episode:

• Wasp catfish, akysis vespa


• Marbled hoplo cat, megalechis thorocata


• Gulper cat, asterophysus batrachus


• Banjo cat, bunocephalus caracoideus


• Eel-tailed banjo cat, platystacus cotylephorus


• Bumblebee cat, microglanis iheringi


• Glass catfish, kryptopterus vitreolus


• Ornate pim, pimelodus ornatus


• Pictus cat, pimelodus pictus


• Dwarf upside-down cat, synodontis nigriventis


• Stargazer catfish, astroblepus mancoi


• Synodontis lucipinnis


• Synodontis petricola


• Dwarf anchor cat, erethistes jerdoni


• Small-mouthed electric catfish, malapterurus microstoma


• Gold hovering cat, chandramara chandramara

Sources referenced in this episode:

• https://www.planetcatfish.com/


• https://www.scotcat.com/


• https://seriouslyfish.com/