Clarotes

Clarotes is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to East Africa.

Clarotes
Clarotes laticeps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Claroteidae
Subfamily: Claroteinae
Genus: Clarotes
Kner, 1855
Type species
Clarotes heuglinii
Kner, 1855
Synonyms
  • Gonocephalus
    Kner, 185
  • Octonematichthys
    Bleeker, 1858

Species

There are currently two extant species and one fossil species recognized in this genus:[1][2]

  • Clarotes bidorsalis Pellegrin, 1938
  • †Clarotes eocenicus Murray & Holmes, 2021
  • Clarotes laticeps (Rüppell, 1829) (Widehead catfish)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Clarotes in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. Murray, Alison M.; Holmes, Robert B. (21 October 2021). "A new species of claroteid catfish (Siluriformes: Claroteidae) from the Eocene of Egypt, (Africa) indicates continental differences in tempo of catfish evolution". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (3). doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1979021. S2CID 239508127.


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