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Claroteidae

Claroteidae
Was previously a sub-family of the Bagridae, this group of catfishes has now been elevated to its own family status. All from the African continent.

Sizes vary in this family from the larger Chrysichthys to the smaller Lophiobagrus genera of Lake Tanganika.

COMMON NAMES
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African bullhead

Aluminium catfish

Goldback spiny catfish

Kamba Cat

Kibonde

Kokuni

Kukumai

Ornate bagrid

Shovelnose catfish

Silver cat

Somalian giant catfish

Spatula-barbeled catfish

Spiny catfish

Tanganyika bullhead

Tanganyika Bullhead-cat

Widehead catfish

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