Siluridae

Club-barbel sheatfish

Ceratoglanis pachynema

Padlock shaped barbels near nostrils

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Asia (unspecified)
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Club-barbel sheatfish (Ceratoglanis pachynema) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a sheatfish belonging to the family Siluridae. It is a catfish with a small head showing a faint reddish hue. The small mouth is located on the underside, with a pair of short barbels near the nostrils resembling the shape of a padlock shackle, which is the origin of its name.