Gray to white in color and lacking stripes, the Mekong giant catfish has very low-set eyes, which gives it a slightly sorrowful appearance. They are distinguished from other large catfish species ...

Fishermen baited a trap with fruit and dropped it into a river in southern India. When they hauled in their catch, they found ...

they found a “large” river creature with “prominent” eyes. It turned out to be a new species. Scientists visited a river in Kerala in 2019 to search for black collared catfish with the ...

Their “broad” heads have “moderate sized” eyes and dozens of “copper colored” teeth. A Neoplecostomus altimontanus, or high mountain armored catfish, as seen from the side and above.

An Indo-German team of researchers has discovered a new species of catfish in Kerala measuring no more than 32 millimeters, with no eyes and a blood-red body. The researchers studied the genus ...

Parkatêjê armored catfish can reach just under 3 inches in length, the study said. They have “body plates” along their backs and “tall” heads with “short” snouts, “large” eyes ...