The Taxonomicon
Home
Site map | Contact
Under construction
Taxon: Family Siluridae Rafinesque, 1815 (fish)
Classification by:

Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct.
       Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
         Myopterygii Janvier, 1978 - myopterygians
           Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
             Grade Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836 see Clade Pan-Osteichthyes Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
               Euteleostomi - bony vertebrates see Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
                 Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
                   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                     Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
                       Elopocephala Arratia, 1999 see Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996
                         Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977 see Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
                           Subdivision Ostarioclupeomorpha Arratia, 1997 see Cohort Otocephala Johnson & Patterson, 1996
                             Superorder Ostariophysi Sagemehl, 1885
                               Series Otophysi Rosen & Greenwood, 1970 see Section Otophysa Rosen & Greenwood, 1970
                                 Cypriniphysi Fink & Fink, 1981
                                   Characiphysi Fink & Fink, 1981 see Subseries Characiphysi Fink & Fink, 1981
                                     Siluriphysi Fink & Fink, 1996
                                       Order Siluriformes Bleeker, 1858 - catfishes
                                         Superfamily Siluroidea Rafinesque, 1815
                                           Family Siluridae Rafinesque, 1815 - sheatfishes
                                             01 Genus Belodontichthys Bleeker, 1857
                                             02 Genus Ceratoglanis Myers, 1938
                                             03 Genus Hemisilurus Bleeker, 1857
                                             04 Genus Hito Herre, 1924 see Genus Pterocryptis Peters, 1861
                                             05 Genus Kryptopterus Bleeker, 1857
                                             06 Genus Micronema Bleeker, 1857
                                             07 Genus Ompok Lacepède, 1803
                                             08 Genus Pterocryptis Peters, 1861
                                             09 Genus Silurichthys Bleeker, 1856
                                             10 Genus Silurus Linnaeus, 1758
                                             11 Genus Wallago Bleeker, 1851

©2004-2025 Universal Taxonomic Services
Last updated: 21 Sep 2025