| Claroteidae | |
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| Giraffe catfish (Auchenoglanis occidentalis) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Superfamily: | Bagroidea |
| Family: |
Claroteidae Bleeker, 1862 |
| Genera | |
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Subfamily Auchenoglanidinae | |
The Claroteidae are a family of catfish (order Siluriformes) found in Africa. [1] This family was separated from Bagridae. [2] However, the monophyly of the family is sometimes contested. [3]
The 12 genera contain 86 known species of claroteids in two subfamilies, Claroteinae and Auchenoglanidinae. [1] [2] The subfamily Auchenoglanidinae is sometimes classified as a separate family Auchenoglanididae. This group was also often formerly placed in Bagridae. [1] The monophyly of Auchenoglanidinae is uncontested; it contains the three genera Auchenoglanis, Parauchenoglanis and Notoglanidium. [3] [4]
Two commonly known species are the giraffe catfish, Auchenoglanis occidentalis, and the African big-eye catfish, Chrysichthys longipinnis.
Claroteids have moderately elongated bodies, usually with four pairs of barbels, an adipose fin, and strong pectoral and dorsal fin spines. [2]
References
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c Nelson, Joseph, S. (2006).
Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ a b c Geerinckx, T.; Adriaens, D.; Teugels, G. G.; Verraes, W. (2004). "A systematic revision of the African catfish genus Parauchenoglanis (Siluriformes: Claroteidae)". Journal of Natural History. 38 (6): 775–803. doi: 10.1080/0022293021000039160.
- ^ a b Otero, Olga; Likius, Andossa; Vignaud, Patrick; Brunet, Michel (2007). "A New Claroteid Catfish (Siluriformes) From the Upper Miocene of Toros-Menalla, Chad: Auchenoglanis soye, sp. nov". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (2): 285–294. doi: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[285:ANCCSF]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ T. Geerinckx; E. Vreven; M. Dierick; L.V. Hoorebeke; D. Adriaens (2013). "Revision of Notoglanidium and related genera (Siluriformes: Claroteidae) based on morphology and osteology" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3691 (1): 165–191. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
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