Claroteid catfish
| Claroteidae | |
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| Giraffe catfish (Auchenoglanis occidentalis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Superfamily: | Bagroidea |
| Family: |
Claroteidae Bleeker, 1862 |
| Genera | |
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Subfamily Auchenoglanidinae |
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Subfamily Auchenoglanidinae
Anaspidoglanis
Auchenoglanis
Notoglanidium
Parauchenoglanis
Platyglanis
Subfamily Claroteinae
Amarginops
Bathybagrus
Chrysichthys
Clarotes
Gephyroglanis
Lophiobagrus
Pardiglanis
Phyllonemus
incertae sedis Eaglesomia †
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 13 genera contain 86 known species of claroteids in two subfamilies, Claroteinae and Auchenoglanidinae. The subfamily Auchenoglanidinae is sometimes classified as a separate family Auchenoglanididae. This group was also often formerly placed in Bagridae. The monophyly of Auchenoglanidinae is uncontested; it contains the five genera Anaspidoglanis, Auchenoglanis, Parauchenoglanis, Notoglanidium and Platyglanis.
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