Clarotes

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

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

Species

There are currently three extant species and one fossil species recognized in this genus:

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Clarotes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  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) e1979021. Bibcode:2021JVPal..41E9021M. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1979021. S2CID 239508127.