Clarotes

Clarotes is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa.

Clarotes
Clarotes laticeps
Scientific classification
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

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Clarotes bidorsalis Pellegrin, 1938
  • Clarotes laticeps (Rüppell, 1829) (Widehead catfish)
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References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Clarotes in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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