Chrysichthys
| Chrysichthys | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Claroteidae |
| Subfamily: | Claroteinae |
| Genus: |
Chrysichthys Bleeker, 1858 |
| Type species | |
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Pimelodus auratus É. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809 |
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| Species | |
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Chrysichthys is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa. Two fossil species are known. Chrysichthys macrotis, Van Neer, 1994, is known from the Miocene-Pliocene of the Albertine Rift in Uganda and Chrysichthys mahengeensis, Murray & Budney, 2003, is known from the Eocene of Mahenge, Tanzania.
There are currently 42 recognized species in this genus:
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