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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002397
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Preferred Name

Catfishes

Definitions
Genus of the family Ariidae (sea 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. A fish species of the order SILURIFORMES, family Trichomycteridae.
Synonyms
Heteropneustes
Plotosus
Eremophilus mutisii
Siluriformes
Arius
Colombian Catfish
Catfish
Catfish, Colombian
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