Biology:Clarotes

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Clarotes
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Clarotes laticeps
Scientific classification e
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

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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2975680 entry