/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 35mm, largest 800mm, average 322mm, most commonly 80mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 19 "species" in 7 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 19 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Breeders | 3 "species" (15%) are being bred. |
| Distribution | Africa Login to view the map. |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chrysichthys | 48 species | (23 keepers) |
| 2. | Clarotes | 2 species | (6 keepers) |
| 3. | Lophiobagrus | 5 species | (2 keepers) |
| 4. | Phyllonemus | 3 species | (1 keepers) |
| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (26.32%) | |
| 2. | (22.81%) | |
| 3. | (13.16%) | |
| 4. | (9.65%) | |
| 5. | (5.26%) | |
| 6. | (3.51%) | |
| 7. | (3.51%) | |
| 8. | (2.63%) | |
| 9. | (1.75%) | |
| 10. | (1.75%) | |
| 11. | (1.75%) | |
| 12. | (1.75%) | |
| 13. | (0.88%) | |
| 14. | (0.88%) | |
| 15. | Lophiobagrus aquilus | (0.88%) |
| 16. | Chrysichthys walkeri | (0.88%) |
| 17. | (0.88%) | |
| 18. | (0.88%) | |
| 19. | (0.88%) | |
/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/nigrodigitatus/1.jpg "Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/aluuensis/1.jpg "Chrysichthys aluuensis")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/brachynema/1.jpg "Chrysichthys brachynema")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/longipinnis/1.jpg "Chrysichthys longipinnis")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/graueri/1.jpg "Chrysichthys graueri")
/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/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/1.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/sp%281%29/1.jpg "Chrysichthys sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/punctatus/1.jpg "Chrysichthys punctatus")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/brevibarbis/1.jpg "Chrysichthys brevibarbis")
| Most Kept Species List (Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:22, k:30, b:4) | |
| 2. | (i:8, k:26, b:0) | |
| 3. | (i:16, k:15, b:1) | |
| 4. | (i:10, k:11, b:2) | |
| 5. | (i:11, k:6, b:0) | |
| 6. | (i:1, k:4, b:0) | |
| 7. | (i:8, k:4, b:0) | |
| 8. | (i:8, k:3, b:0) | |
| 9. | (i:5, k:2, b:0) | |
| 10. | (i:2, k:2, b:0) | |
| 11. | (i:6, k:2, b:0) | |
| 12. | (i:1, k:2, b:0) | |
| 13. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 14. | (i:6, k:1, b:0) | |
| 15. | (i:4, k:1, b:0) | |
| 16. | Chrysichthys walkeri | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 17. | Lophiobagrus aquilus | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 18. | (i:19, k:1, b:0) | |
| 19. | (i:14, k:1, b:0) | |