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Claroteidae
The Claroteidae are a family of catfish (order Siluriformes) found in Africa. This family was separated from Bagridae. However, the monophyly of the family is sometimes contested.
The 9 extant genera contain 66 known species of claroteids. The family Auchenoglanididae was formerly considered a subfamily of this family. This group was also often formerly placed in Bagridae. A well-known species is the African big-eye catfish, Chrysichthys longipinnis.
9 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 65 known species
Chrysichthys
genusChrysichthys
Clarotes
genusClarotes
Phyllonemus
genusPhyllonemus
Amarginops
genusAmarginops
Lophiobagrus
genusLophiobagrus
Bathybagrus
genusBathybagrus
Gephyroglanis
genusGephyroglanis
Gnathobagrus
genusGnathobagrus
Pardiglanis
genusPardiglanis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85697.