Cat-eLog Right Families Right Claroteidae

Common member of the family Claroteidae
 
Down 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.
Distribution Africa
Common Names Giraffe or African Big Eye Catfish
Size Smallest 34mm, largest 1500mm, average 373mm, most commonly 650mm. All SL.
Species There are 57 "species" in 18 genera in the database
Keepers 17 species (29%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 3 "species" ( 5%) are being bred.
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Lophiobagrus 4 species(16 keepers)
2.Clarotes 2 species(5 keepers)
3.Chrysichthys 47 species(0 keepers)
4.Phyllonemus 3 species(0 keepers)
5.Amarginops 2 species(0 keepers)
Down Distribution of Claroteidae


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Down Most Kept Species
1.(27.27%)
2.(23.64%)
3.(13.64%)
4.(9.09%)
5.(4.55%)
6.(3.64%)
7.(3.64%)
8.(2.73%)
9.(1.82%)
10.(1.82%)
11.(1.82%)
12.(1.82%)
13.Lophiobagrus aquilus(0.91%)
14.(0.91%)
15.Chrysichthys walkeri(0.91%)
16.(0.91%)
17.(0.91%)
Down 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:5, 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:17, 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 stappersii(i:0, k:0, b:0)
31.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
32.Chrysichthys uniformis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
33.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
34.(i:10, k:10, b:2)
35.(i:12, k:1, b:0)
36.Chrysichthys okae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
37.Chrysichthys johnelsi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
38.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
39.(i:4, k:0, b:0)
40.Amarginops hildae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
41.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
42.Chrysichthys longidorsalis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
43.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
44.Lophiobagrus aquilus(i:0, k:1, b:0)
45.Lophiobagrus asperispinis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
46.(i:16, k:15, b:1)
47.(i:1, k:4, b:0)
48.Chrysichthys nyongensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
49.Chrysichthys thysi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
50.Chrysichthys polli(i:0, k:0, b:0)
51.Chrysichthys teugelsi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
52.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
53.Chrysichthys levequei(i:0, k:0, b:0)
54.Chrysichthys dageti(i:0, k:0, b:0)
55.(i:3, k:0, b:0)
56.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
57.(i:2, k:0, b:0)