 Species List |
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| 1. |
Amarginops hildae |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 2. |
Amarginops platus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 3. |
Auchenoglanis acuticeps |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 4. |
Auchenoglanis biscutatus |
(i:3, k:4) |
| 5. |
Auchenoglanis cf. occidentalis |
(i:8, k:0) |
| 6. |
Auchenoglanis occidentalis |
(i:4, k:41) |
| 7. |
Auchenoglanis sacchii |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 8. |
Auchenoglanis senegali |
(i:10, k:4) |
| 9. |
Auchenoglanis tanganicanus |
(i:3, k:4) |
| 10. |
Auchenoglanis tchadiensis |
(i:4, k:1) |
| 11. |
Auchenoglanis wittei |
(i:9, k:3) |
| 12. |
Chrysichthys acsiorum |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 13. |
Chrysichthys aluuensis |
(i:1, k:4) |
| 14. |
Chrysichthys auratus |
(i:5, k:2) |
| 15. |
Chrysichthys brachynema |
(i:8, k:3) |
| 16. |
Chrysichthys brevibarbis |
(i:1, k:1) |
| 17. |
Chrysichthys cranchii |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 18. |
Chrysichthys delhezi |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 19. |
Chrysichthys dendrophorus |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 20. |
Chrysichthys furcatus |
(i:2, k:2) |
| 21. |
Chrysichthys graueri |
(i:6, k:2) |
| 22. |
Chrysichthys helicophagus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 23. |
Chrysichthys laticeps |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 24. |
Chrysichthys longibarbis |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 25. |
Chrysichthys longipinnis |
(i:1, k:2) |
| 26. |
Chrysichthys macropterus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 27. |
Chrysichthys maurus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 28. |
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus |
(i:8, k:4) |
| 29. |
Chrysichthys ornatus |
(i:8, k:26) |
| 30. |
Chrysichthys praecox |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 31. |
Chrysichthys punctatus |
(i:6, k:1) |
| 32. |
Chrysichthys sianenna |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 33. |
Chrysichthys sp. (2) |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 34. |
Chrysichthys sp. (3) |
(i:4, k:1) |
| 35. |
Chrysichthys stappersii |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 36. |
Chrysichthys thonneri |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 37. |
Chrysichthys turkana |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 38. |
Chrysichthys wagenaari |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 39. |
Chrysichthys walkeri |
(i:0, k:1) |
| 40. |
Clarotes laticeps |
(i:11, k:4) |
| 41. |
Lophiobagrus aquilus |
(i:0, k:2) |
| 42. |
Lophiobagrus asperispinis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 43. |
Lophiobagrus brevispinis |
(i:16, k:15) |
| 44. |
Lophiobagrus cyclurus |
(i:10, k:10) |
| 45. |
Notoglanidium akiri |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 46. |
Notoglanidium boutchangai |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 47. |
Notoglanidium depierrei |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 48. |
Notoglanidium macrostoma |
(i:14, k:26) |
| 49. |
Notoglanidium maculatum |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 50. |
Notoglanidium pallidum |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 51. |
Notoglanidium pembetadi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 52. |
Notoglanidium thomasi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 53. |
Notoglanidium walkeri |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 54. |
Parauchenoglanis ahli |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 55. |
Parauchenoglanis altipinnis |
(i:5, k:0) |
| 56. |
Parauchenoglanis balayi |
(i:10, k:3) |
| 57. |
Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 58. |
Parauchenoglanis guttatus |
(i:10, k:6) |
| 59. |
Parauchenoglanis longiceps |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 60. |
Parauchenoglanis monkei |
(i:0, k:2) |
| 61. |
Parauchenoglanis ngamensis |
(i:14, k:3) |
| 62. |
Parauchenoglanis pantherinus |
(i:6, k:3) |
| 63. |
Parauchenoglanis punctatus |
(i:24, k:2) |
| 64. |
Pardiglanis tarabinii |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 65. |
Phyllonemus brichardi |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 66. |
Phyllonemus filinemus |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 67. |
Phyllonemus typus |
(i:17, k:30) |
| Total of 67 species |
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| | The Catfish Family Claroteidae |
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|
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| Family Common Name |
Claroteid Catfishes |
| Distribution |
Africa |
| Common Names |
Giraffe or African Big Eye Catfish |
| Size |
Smallest 34mm, largest 1500mm, average 325mm, most commonly 800mm. All SL. |
| Species |
There are 67 species in 9 genera in the database |
| Keepers |
30 species (44%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Subfamilies |
|---|
| 1. |
Claroteinae, 39 species (58%) |
| 2. |
Auchenoglanidinae, 28 species (42%) |
| Top Five Genera |
|---|
| 1. |
Auchenoglanis , 9 species (57 keepers) |
| 2. |
Chrysichthys , 28 species (49 keepers) |
| 3. |
Phyllonemus , 3 species (30 keepers) |
| 4. |
Lophiobagrus , 4 species (27 keepers) |
| 5. |
Notoglanidium , 9 species (26 keepers) |
| Distribution of selected species |
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Log in to view species occurence data on a map. | | Most Kept Species |
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| 1. |
Auchenoglanis occidentalis (19.34%) |
| 2. |
Phyllonemus typus (14.15%) |
| 3. |
Notoglanidium macrostoma (12.26%) |
| 4. |
Chrysichthys ornatus (12.26%) |
| 5. |
Lophiobagrus brevispinis (7.08%) |
| 6. |
Lophiobagrus cyclurus (4.72%) |
| 7. |
Parauchenoglanis guttatus (2.83%) |
| 8. |
Clarotes laticeps (1.89%) |
| 9. |
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (1.89%) |
| 10. |
Chrysichthys aluuensis (1.89%) |
| 11. |
Auchenoglanis tanganicanus (1.89%) |
| 12. |
Auchenoglanis senegali (1.89%) |
| 13. |
Auchenoglanis biscutatus (1.89%) |
| 14. |
Parauchenoglanis pantherinus (1.42%) |
| 15. |
Parauchenoglanis ngamensis (1.42%) |
| 16. |
Parauchenoglanis balayi (1.42%) |
| 17. |
Chrysichthys brachynema (1.42%) |
| 18. |
Auchenoglanis wittei (1.42%) |
| 19. |
Parauchenoglanis punctatus (0.94%) |
| 20. |
Parauchenoglanis monkei (0.94%) |
| 21. |
Lophiobagrus aquilus (0.94%) |
| 22. |
Chrysichthys longipinnis (0.94%) |
| 23. |
Chrysichthys graueri (0.94%) |
| 24. |
Chrysichthys furcatus (0.94%) |
| 25. |
Chrysichthys auratus (0.94%) |
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