Chrysichthys
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.[1]
Chrysichthys | |
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Chrysichthys auratus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Claroteidae |
Subfamily: | Claroteinae |
Genus: | Chrysichthys Bleeker, 1858 |
Type species | |
Pimelodus auratus É. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809 | |
Species | |
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Species
There are currently 42 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Chrysichthys acsiorum Hardman, 2008
- Chrysichthys aluuensis Risch, 1985
- Chrysichthys ansorgii Boulenger, 1910
- Chrysichthys auratus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
- Chrysichthys bocagii Boulenger, 1910
- Chrysichthys brachynema Boulenger, 1900 (Kibonde, salmontail catfish)
- Chrysichthys brevibarbis (Boulenger, 1899)
- Chrysichthys cranchii (Leach, 1818) (Kokuni, Kamba)
- Chrysichthys dageti Risch, 1992
- Chrysichthys delhezi Boulenger, 1899
- Chrysichthys dendrophorus (Poll, 1966)
- Chrysichthys depressus Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
- Chrysichthys duttoni Boulenger, 1905
- Chrysichthys habereri Steindachner, 1912
- Chrysichthys helicophagus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
- Chrysichthys hildae Bell-Cross, 1973 (Hilda's grunter)
- Chrysichthys johnelsi Daget, 1959
- Chrysichthys laticeps Pellegrin, 1932
- Chrysichthys levequei Risch, 1988
- Chrysichthys longibarbis (Boulenger, 1899)
- Chrysichthys longidorsalis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1981
- Chrysichthys longipinnis (Boulenger, 1899) (Aluminum catfish)
- Chrysichthys mabusi Boulenger, 1905
- Chrysichthys macropterus Boulenger, 1920
- Chrysichthys maurus (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacépède, 1803) (Bagrid catfish)
- Chrysichthys nyongensis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985
- Chrysichthys ogooensis (Pellegrin, 1900)
- Chrysichthys okae Fowler, 1949
- Chrysichthys ornatus Boulenger, 1902 (Ornate bagrid)
- Chrysichthys persimilis Günther, 1899
- Chrysichthys polli Risch, 1987
- Chrysichthys praecox Hardman & Stiassny, 2008
- Chrysichthys punctatus Boulenger, 1899
- Chrysichthys rueppelli Boulenger, 1907
- Chrysichthys sharpii Boulenger, 1901 (Shovelnose catfish)
- Chrysichthys teugelsi Risch, 1987
- Chrysichthys thonneri Steindachner, 1912
- Chrysichthys thysi Risch, 1985
- Chrysichthys turkana Hardman, 2008
- Chrysichthys uniformis Pellegrin, 1922
- Chrysichthys wagenaari Boulenger, 1899
- Chrysichthys walkeri Günther, 1899
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References
- Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Chrysichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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