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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.

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Hippocampus Bildarchiv

Chrysichthys brachynema

Chrysichthys brevibarbis

Chrysichthys furcatus

Chrysichthys longipinnis

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus

Chrysichthys ornatus

Chrysichthys sianenna

Clarotes laticeps, Clarotes laticeps, Clarotes laticeps

Lophiobagrus brevispinis

Lophiobagrus cyclurus, Lophiobagrus cyclurus, Lophiobagrus cyclurus

Phyllonemus typus

Joe Cutler @ Ogooue Megatransect

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus

Chrysichthys ogooensis

Cyrille Le Déaut

Pardiglanis tarabinii, Pardiglanis tarabinii

Eccles, D.H. 1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania

Chrysichthys grandis, Chrysichthys grandis

Lophiobagrus aquilus

John P. Friel

Chrysichthys cranchii

Yann Fulliquet

Phyllonemus typus, Phyllonemus typus, Phyllonemus typus

Riny Gieltjes

Phyllonemus typus, Phyllonemus typus

Allan James @ ScotCat

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus

Chrysichthys ornatus

Lophiobagrus cyclurus

Phyllonemus typus

Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library

Chrysichthys auratus, Chrysichthys auratus

Chrysichthys brachynema

Clarotes laticeps

Katemo Manda et al., 2023

Chrysichthys sharpii

Thomas Kobe

Chrysichthys cranchii, Chrysichthys cranchii

Jeffrey Lawton

Chrysichthys polli, Chrysichthys polli, Chrysichthys polli, Chrysichthys polli, Chrysichthys polli, Chrysichthys polli

Frants Lehmann (Stamps)

Pardiglanis tarabinii

Serge Mevellec

Chrysichthys punctatus, Chrysichthys punctatus

Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Chrysichthys ogooensis

Clarotes bidorsalis, Clarotes bidorsalis, Clarotes bidorsalis

Rob Palmer

Chrysichthys johnelsi

Chris Ralph

Chrysichthys ornatus, Chrysichthys ornatus, Chrysichthys ornatus

Dave Schumacher @ Dave's Rare Aquarium Fish

Phyllonemus typus

Brian Sidauskas @ Oregone State University

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus

John P. Sullivan @ Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates

Chrysichthys brevibarbis, Chrysichthys brevibarbis, Chrysichthys brevibarbis, Chrysichthys brevibarbis

Chrysichthys laticeps

Russell Brian Tate

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus

Reinhold Wawrzynski

Lophiobagrus cyclurus

World Records Freshwater Fishing

Chrysichthys cranchii

Chrysichthys grandis

Martijn van der Windt

Chrysichthys ornatus, Chrysichthys ornatus

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