/siluriformes/claroteidae/phyllonemus/typus/1.jpg "Common member of the family Claroteidae") | |
 Family Overview | |
|---|---|
| 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 378mm, most commonly 650mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 58 "species" in 18 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 17 species (29%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Breeders | 3 "species" ( 5%) are being bred. |
| Distribution | Africa Login to view the map. |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lophiobagrus | 5 species | (16 keepers) |
| 2. | Clarotes | 2 species | (6 keepers) |
| 3. | Chrysichthys | 48 species | (0 keepers) |
| 4. | Phyllonemus | 3 species | (0 keepers) |
| 5. | Amarginops | 2 species | (0 keepers) |
| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (26.79%) | |
| 2. | (23.21%) | |
| 3. | (13.39%) | |
| 4. | (9.82%) | |
| 5. | (5.36%) | |
| 6. | (3.57%) | |
| 7. | (3.57%) | |
| 8. | (2.68%) | |
| 9. | (1.79%) | |
| 10. | (1.79%) | |
| 11. | (1.79%) | |
| 12. | (1.79%) | |
| 13. | Lophiobagrus aquilus | (0.89%) |
| 14. | (0.89%) | |
| 15. | Chrysichthys walkeri | (0.89%) |
| 16. | (0.89%) | |
| 17. | (0.89%) | |
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/ornatus/1.jpg "Chrysichthys ornatus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/brevispinis/1.jpg "Lophiobagrus brevispinis")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/cyclurus/1.jpg "Lophiobagrus cyclurus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/clarotes/laticeps/1.jpg "Clarotes laticeps")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/aluuensis/1.jpg "Chrysichthys aluuensis")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/nigrodigitatus/1.jpg "Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/brachynema/1.jpg "Chrysichthys brachynema")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/graueri/1.jpg "Chrysichthys graueri")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/longipinnis/1.jpg "Chrysichthys longipinnis")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/furcatus/1.jpg "Chrysichthys furcatus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/auratus/1.jpg "Chrysichthys auratus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/phyllonemus/filinemus/1.jpg "Phyllonemus filinemus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/punctatus/1.jpg "Chrysichthys punctatus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/brevibarbis/1.jpg "Chrysichthys brevibarbis")
| Chronological Species List (Alphabetic | Most Kept | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:8, k:4, b:0) | |
| 2. | (i:5, k:2, b:0) | |
| 3. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 4. | (i:11, k:6, b:0) | |
| 5. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 6. | (i:2, k:2, b:0) | |
| 7. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 8. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 9. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 10. | (i:1, k:2, b:0) | |
| 11. | Chrysichthys persimilis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 12. | (i:6, k:1, b:0) | |
| 13. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 14. | Chrysichthys walkeri | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 15. | (i:8, k:3, b:0) | |
| 16. | Chrysichthys ogooensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 17. | Chrysichthys sharpii | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 18. | (i:8, k:26, b:0) | |
| 19. | Chrysichthys duttoni | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 20. | Chrysichthys mabusi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 21. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 22. | (i:22, k:30, b:4) | |
| 23. | Chrysichthys rueppelli | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 24. | Chrysichthys ansorgii | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 25. | Chrysichthys bocagii | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 26. | (i:6, k:2, b:0) | |
| 27. | Chrysichthys habereri | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 28. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 29. | Amarginops platus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 30. | Chrysichthys grandis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 31. | Chrysichthys stappersii | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 32. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 33. | Chrysichthys uniformis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 34. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 35. | (i:10, k:11, b:2) | |
| 36. | (i:14, k:1, b:0) | |
| 37. | Chrysichthys okae | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 38. | Chrysichthys johnelsi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 39. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 40. | (i:4, k:0, b:0) | |
| 41. | Amarginops hildae | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 42. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 43. | Chrysichthys longidorsalis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 44. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 45. | Lophiobagrus aquilus | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 46. | Lophiobagrus asperispinis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 47. | (i:16, k:15, b:1) | |
| 48. | (i:1, k:4, b:0) | |
| 49. | Chrysichthys nyongensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 50. | Chrysichthys thysi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 51. | Chrysichthys polli | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 52. | Chrysichthys teugelsi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 53. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 54. | Chrysichthys levequei | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 55. | Chrysichthys dageti | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 56. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 57. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 58. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/cranchii/1.jpg "Chrysichthys cranchii")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/maurus/1.jpg "Chrysichthys maurus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/delhezi/1.jpg "Chrysichthys delhezi")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/longibarbis/1.jpg "Chrysichthys longibarbis")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/wagenaari/1.jpg "Chrysichthys wagenaari")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/sianenna/1.jpg "Chrysichthys sianenna")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/thonneri/1.jpg "Chrysichthys thonneri")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/macropterus/1.jpg "Chrysichthys macropterus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/laticeps/1.jpg "Chrysichthys laticeps")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/dendrophorus/1.jpg "Chrysichthys dendrophorus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/pardiglanis/tarabinii/1.jpg "Pardiglanis tarabinii")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/helicophagus/1.jpg "Chrysichthys helicophagus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/bathybagrus/tetranema/1.jpg "Bathybagrus tetranema")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/phyllonemus/brichardi/1.jpg "Phyllonemus brichardi")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/acsiorum/1.jpg "Chrysichthys acsiorum")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/praecox/1.jpg "Chrysichthys praecox")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/turkana/1.jpg "Chrysichthys turkana")