Cat-eLog Right Families RightClaroteidae

Common member of the family Claroteidae
 
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Pronounced Claar O Tee Iday
Family Common Name Claroteid Catfishes
Features Previously a sub-family of the bagridae, this group of catfishes now enjoys its own family status.
Common Names Giraffe or African Big Eye Catfish
Size Smallest 34mm, largest 1500mm, average 369mm, most commonly 170mm. All SL.
Species There are 62 "species" in 7 genera in the database
Keepers 55 species (88%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 3 "species" (4.8%) are being bred.
Distribution Africa

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Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Chrysichthys48 species(86 keepers)
2.Phyllonemus3 species(34 keepers)
3.Lophiobagrus5 species(31 keepers)
4.Clarotes2 species(8 keepers)
5.Amarginops2 species(2 keepers)
Down Most Kept Species
1.(19.02%)
2.(16.56%)
3.(9.82%)
4.(6.75%)
5.(4.29%)
6.(3.07%)
7.(2.45%)
8.(1.84%)
9.(1.84%)
10.(1.84%)
11.(1.84%)
12.(1.23%)
13.Lophiobagrus aquilus(1.23%)
14.Chrysichthys walkeri(1.23%)
15.(1.23%)
16.(1.23%)
17.(1.23%)
18.(0.61%)
19.(0.61%)
20.(0.61%)
21.Lophiobagrus asperispinis(0.61%)
22.Clarotes eocenicus(0.61%)
23.(0.61%)
24.Chrysichthys uniformis(0.61%)
25.(0.61%)
Down Alphabetic Species List
(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.Amarginops hildae(i:0, k:1, b:0)
2.Amarginops platus(i:0, k:1, b:0)
3.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
4.(i:3, k:1, b:0)
5.(i:1, k:5, b:0)
6.Chrysichthys ansorgii(i:0, k:1, b:0)
7.(i:5, k:3, b:0)
8.Chrysichthys bocagii(i:0, k:1, b:0)
9.(i:8, k:3, b:0)
10.(i:1, k:2, b:0)
11.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
12.Chrysichthys dageti(i:0, k:1, b:0)
13.(i:2, k:1, b:0)
14.(i:2, k:1, b:0)
15.Chrysichthys duttoni(i:0, k:1, b:0)
16.(i:2, k:3, b:0)
17.Chrysichthys grandis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
18.(i:6, k:2, b:0)
19.Chrysichthys habereri(i:0, k:0, b:0)
20.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
21.Chrysichthys johnelsi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
22.(i:2, k:1, b:0)
23.Chrysichthys levequei(i:0, k:1, b:0)
24.(i:2, k:1, b:0)
25.Chrysichthys longidorsalis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
26.(i:1, k:3, b:0)
27.Chrysichthys mabusi(i:0, k:1, b:0)
28.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
29.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
30.(i:8, k:4, b:0)
31.Chrysichthys nyongensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
32.Chrysichthys ogooensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
33.Chrysichthys okae(i:0, k:1, b:0)
34.(i:8, k:27, b:0)
35.Chrysichthys persimilis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
36.Chrysichthys polli(i:0, k:1, b:0)
37.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
38.(i:6, k:2, b:0)
39.Chrysichthys rueppelli(i:0, k:1, b:0)
40.Chrysichthys sharpii(i:0, k:1, b:0)
41.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
42.(i:4, k:1, b:0)
43.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
44.Chrysichthys stappersii(i:0, k:1, b:0)
45.Chrysichthys teugelsi(i:0, k:1, b:0)
46.(i:2, k:1, b:0)
47.Chrysichthys thysi(i:0, k:1, b:0)
48.(i:2, k:1, b:0)
49.Chrysichthys uniformis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
50.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
51.Chrysichthys walkeri(i:0, k:2, b:0)
52.Clarotes eocenicus(i:0, k:1, b:0)
53.(i:11, k:7, b:0)
54.Lophiobagrus aquilus(i:0, k:2, b:0)
55.Lophiobagrus asperispinis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
56.(i:16, k:16, b:1)
57.(i:10, k:11, b:2)
58.(i:5, k:1, b:0)
59.(i:4, k:1, b:0)
60.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
61.(i:12, k:2, b:0)
62.(i:17, k:31, b:4)