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Table 1 Taxonomic distributions and estimates of venomous catfish diversity.

From: Diversity, phylogenetic distribution, and origins of venomous catfishes

Taxon

# Presumed Venomous

Siluriformes - Catfishes

≈1250-1625 species

   Akysidae - Asian stream catfishes

48

   Amblycipitidae - Torrent catfishes

26-28

   Anchariidae - Madagascan catfishes

4-6

   Ariidae - Sea catfishes

67-134

   Bagridae - Bagrid catfishes

176-198

   Callichthyidae - Armored catfishes

182-194

   Chacidae - Angler catfishes

3

   Clariidae - Labyrinth catfishes

79-114

   Claroteidae - Claroteid catfishes

56-84

   Cranoglanididae - Armorhead catfishes

3

   Doradidae - Thorny catfishes

48-81

   Heptapteridae - Shrimp catfishes

91-160

   Ictaluridae - North American catfishes

57-64

   Mochokidae - Squeakers

166-189

   Pangasiidae - Shark catfishes

27-30

   Pimelodidae - Antennae catfishes

41-79

   Plotosidae - Eeltail catfishes

17-37

   Pseudopimelodidae - Bumblebee catfishes

21-31

   Schilbidae - Glass catfishes

48-62

   Siluridae - Sheat catfishes

74-83

  1. Basic estimates of family diversity used to generate these figures are taken from [19], and were supplemented through consultation of species descriptions that have been published since the completion of that study.