Freshwater Fish Distribution

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPronunciation of Family NamesFamilies and Maps Agnatha-Jawless Fishes Petromyzontidae-Lampreys Geotriidae-Pouched Lamprey Mordaciidae-Southern Hemisphere Lampreys Gnathostomata-Jawed Fishes Chondrichthyes-Cartilaginous Fishes Carcharhinidae-Requiem Sharks Potamotrygonidae-River Stingrays Dasyatidae-Whiptail Stingrays Sarcopterygii-Lungfishes Ceratodontidae-Australian Lungfish Lepidosirenidae-South American Lungfish Protopteridae-African Lungfishes Actinopterygii-Ray-Finned Fishes Polypteridae-Bichirs Acipenseridae-Sturgeons Polyodontidae-Paddlefishes Lepisosteidae-Gars Amiidae-Bowfin Osteoglossidae-Bonytongues Pantodontidae-Butterflyfish Hiodontidae-Mooneye and Goldeneye Notopteridae-Featherbacks Mormyridae-Elephantfishes Gymnarchidae-Aba Anguillidae-Freshwater Eels Denticipitidae-Denticle Herring Engraulidae-Anchovies Pristigasteridae-Pristigasterids Clupeidae-Herrings Sundasalangidae-Sundasalangids Kneriidae-Kneriids Phractolaemidae-Snake Mudhead Cyprinidae-Minnows, Carps Gyrinocheilidae-Algae Eaters Catostomidae-Suckers Cobitidae-Loaches Balitoridae-River or Hillstream Loaches Distichodontidae-Distichodontids Citharinidae-Citharinids Parodontidae-Parodontids Curimatidae-Curimatids Prochilodontidae-Prochilodontids Anostomidae-Anostomids, Headstanders Chilodontidae-Chilodontids, Headstanders Crenuchidae-Crenuchids, South American Darters Hemiodontidae-Hemiodontids Alestidae-African Characins or Tetras Gasteropelecidae-Hatchetfishes, Flying Characins Characidae-Characids Acestrorhynchidae-Acestrorhynchids Cynodontidae-Cynodontids Erythrinidae-Trahiras Lebiasinidae-Lebiasinids Ctenoiuciidae-Pike Characins Hepsetidae-African Pike Characins Diplomystidae-Diplomystids Cetopsidae-Whale-Like Catfishes Ictaluridae-North American or Bullhead Catfishes Claroteidae-Claroteid Catfishes Austroglanididae-Austroglanidid Catfishes Bagridae-Bagrid Catfishes Pimelodidae-Long-Whiskered Catfishes Cranoglanididae-Armorhead Catfishes Siluridae-Silurid Catfishes Schilbeidae-Schilbeid Catfishes Pangasiidae-Pangasiid Catfishes Chacidae-Squarehead, Angler, or Frogmouth Catfishes Plotosidae-Eeltail Catfishes Clariidae-Air-Breathing or Walking Catfishes Heteropneustidae-Air Sac or Stinging Catfishes Malapteruridae-Electric Catfishes Ariidae-Sea Catfishes Mochokidae-Upside-Down Catfishes, Squeakers Doradidae-Thorny or Talking Catfishes Auchenipteridae-Driftrwood Catfishes, Slopehead Catfishes Amblycipitidae-Torrent Catfishes Akysidae-Stream Catfishes Sisoridae-Sisorid Catfishes Erethistidae-Erethistid Catfishes Aspredinidae-Banjo Catfishes Amphiliidae-Loach Catfishes Nematogenyidae-Nematogenyid Catfishes Trichomycteridae-Parasitic or Pencil Catfishes Callichthyidae-Armored Catfishes Scoloplacidae-Spiny Dwarf Catfishes Loricariidae-Suckermouth Armored Catfishes Astroblepidae-Climbing Catfishes Sternopygidae-Glass Knifefishes Rhamphichthyidae-Sand Knifefishes Hypopomidae-Hypopomid Knifefishes Apteronotidae-^Ghost Knifefishes Gymnotidae-Nak