Siluridae

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Siluridae, or Sheatfish, belong to the order Siluriformes. These catfish do not have a spine before their dorsal fin, do not have an adipose fin, and the pelvic fins are either small or absent. The anal fin base is usually very long. There are 101 species in this family.