Family Claroteidae - Claroteid catfishes
  Order
:
Claroteidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 11 | Species : 82 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : No
  Division
:
Primary freshwater
  Aquarium
:
some
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
:
Distribution: African Siluriformes family. Short description: Body moderately elongated. 4 pairs of barbels. Dorsal and pectoral fins with strong spines. Adipose fin present. Taxonomy: Separated from Bagridae (Mo, 1991), and not including Auchenoglanididae (de Pinna, 1998).
  Etymology
:
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
normal
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Ostariophysi | | Otophysa | | | | | | Siluriphysae | Siluriformes | Siluroidei | | Claroteidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Claroteidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Claroteinae
Clarotes laticeps (Rüppell, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
Pimelodus laticeps Rüppell, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
Bagrus laticeps (Rüppell, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Bagrus nigrita Valenciennes, 1840
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys nigrita (Valenciennes, 1840)
synonymjuniornew
Octonematichthys nigrita (Valenciennes, 1840)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
! Clarotes heuglinii Kner, 1855
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys cranchii (non Leach, 1818)
misappliedmisappliednew
Clarotes bidorsalis Pellegrin, 1938
acceptedseniororiginal
Clarotes laticeps (non Rüppell, 1829)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
acceptedseniornew
Pimelodus auratus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
synonymseniororiginal
Bagrus auratus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys auratus auratus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Porcus auratus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
synonymseniornew
! Chysichthys auratus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Bagrus capito Valenciennes, 1840
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys macrops Günther, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Amarginops persimilis (Günther, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Gephyroglanis tilhoi Pellegrin, 1909
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys auratus tilhoi (Pellegrin, 1909)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichtys nigrodigitatus (non Lacepède, 1803)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Gephyroglanis ogoensis (non Pellegrin, 1900)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepède, 1803)
acceptedseniornew
Pimelodus nigrodigitatus Lacepède, 1803
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Chysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepède, 1803)
synonymseniornew
Arius acutivelis Valenciennes, 1840
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys furcatus Günther, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys buettikoferi Steindachner, 1894
synonymjuniororiginal
! Chrysichthys büttikoferi Steindachner, 1894
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Chrysichthys cameronensis Günther, 1899
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys lagoensis Günther, 1899
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys ogowensis Günther, 1899
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys macrops (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys cranchii (Leach, 1818)
acceptedseniornew
Pimelodus cranchii Leach, 1818
synonymseniororiginal
Amarginops cranchii (Leach, 1818)
synonymseniornew
! Chrysichthys cranchi Leach, 1818
synonymseniororiginal
Chrysichthys borressoni Lönnberg, 1924
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys delhezi (non Boulenger, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys punctatus (non Boulenger, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys mabusi (non Boulenger, 1905)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys macropterus (non Boulenger, 1920)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys maurus (Valenciennes, 1840)
acceptedseniornew
Bagrus maurus Valenciennes, 1840
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Gephyroglanis lowei Norman, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (non Lacepède, 1803)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chrysichthys walkeri (non Günther, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys brevibarbis (Boulenger, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Chrysobagrus brevibarbis Boulenger, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Gephyroglanis longipinnis (non Boulenger, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys persimilis (non Günther, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys delhezi Boulenger, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Chrysichthys cranchii (non Leach, 1818)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chrysichthys longibarbis (Boulenger, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Chrysobagrus longibarbis Boulenger, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Gephyroglanis longipinnis (non Boulenger, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys longipinnis (Boulenger, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Gephyroglanis gigas Pellegrin, 1922
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys magnus Pellegrin, 1922
synonymjuniororiginal
Gephyroglanis congicus (non Boulenger, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys punctatus Boulenger, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Amarginops punctatus (Boulenger, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys wagenaari Boulenger, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys walkeri Günther, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys auratus (non Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chrysichthys brachynema Boulenger, 1900
acceptedseniororiginal
Amarginops brachynema (Boulenger, 1900)
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys myriodon Boulenger, 1900
synonymjuniororiginal
Chrysichthys cranchii (non Leach, 1818)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chrysichthys ogooensis (Pellegrin, 1900)
acceptedseniornew
Gephyroglanis ogooensis Pellegrin, 1900
synonymseniororiginal
! Gephyroglanis ogisensis Pellegrin, 1900
synonymseniorother
! Gephyroglanis ogoensis Pellegrin, 1900
synonymseniororiginal
Chrysichthys sharpii Boulenger, 1901
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys ornatus Boulenger, 1902
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys pictus Roberts, 1967
synonymotheroriginal
Amarginops ornatus (Boulenger, 1902)
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys duttoni Boulenger, 1905
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys cranchii (non Leach, 1818)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chrysichthys brevibarbis (non Boulenger, 1899)
misappliedmisappliednew
Gephyroglanis longipinnis (non Boulenger, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys thonneri (non Steindachner, 1912)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys magnus (non Pellegrin, 1922)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys mabusi Boulenger, 1905
acceptedseniororiginal
Amarginops mabusi (Boulenger, 1905)
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys macropterus (non Boulenger, 1920)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys rueppelli Boulenger, 1907
acceptedseniororiginal
Amarginops rueppelli (Boulenger, 1907)
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys ansorgii Boulenger, 1910
acceptedseniororiginal
Amarginops ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys bocagii Boulenger, 1910
acceptedseniororiginal
Amarginops bocagii (Boulenger, 1910)
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys habereri Steindachner, 1912
acceptedseniororiginal
Amarginops habereri (Steindachner, 1912)
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys cranchii (non Leach, 1818)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chrysichthys delhezi (non Boulenger, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys thonneri Steindachner, 1912
acceptedseniororiginal
Amarginops thonneri (Steindachner, 1912)
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys cranchii (non Leach, 1818)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chrysichthys delhezi (non Boulenger, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys punctatus (non Boulenger, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys depressus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathobagrus depressus Nichols & Griscom, 1917
synonymseniororiginal
Amarginops depressus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
synonymseniornew
! Gnathobagrus depressirostris Nichols & Griscom, 1917
synonymseniorother
Chrysichthys macropterus Boulenger, 1920
acceptedseniororiginal
Amarginops macropterus (Boulenger, 1920)
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys uniformis Pellegrin, 1922
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys laticeps Pellegrin, 1932
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys cranchii (non Leach, 1818)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chrysichthys mabusi (non Boulenger, 1905)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys okae Fowler, 1949
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys furcatus (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys cameronensis (non Günther, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys walkeri (non Günther, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys hildae Bell-Cross, 1973
acceptedseniororiginal
Amarginops hildae (Bell-Cross, 1973)
synonymseniornew
Chrysichthys helicophagus Roberts & Stewart, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys longidorsalis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys longidorsalis longidorsalis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1981
synonymseniorchange in rank
Gephyroglanis velifer Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys nyongensis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985
acceptedseniorchange in rank
Chrysichthys longidorsalis nyongensis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985
synonymseniororiginal
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (non Lacepède, 1803)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chrysichthys thysi Risch, 1985
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys cranchei (non Leach, 1818)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Chrysichthys nigritus (non Valenciennes, 1839)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Chrysichthys thonneri (non Steindachner, 1912)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys polli Risch, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys acsiorum Hardman, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys praecox Hardman & Stiassny, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys turkana Hardman, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Gephyroglanis congicus Boulenger, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Gephyroglanis longipinnis (non Boulenger, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Gephyroglanis habereri Steindachner, 1912
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Phyllonemus typus Boulenger, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
Phyllonemus filinemus Worthington & Ricardo, 1937
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Amarginops platus Nichols & Griscom, 1917
acceptedseniororiginal
Lophiobagrus cyclurus (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937)
acceptedseniornew
Chrysichthys cyclurus Worthington & Ricardo, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Lophiobagrus aquilus Bailey & Stewart, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
Lophiobagrus asperispinis Bailey & Stewart, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
Chrysichthys cyclurus (non Worthington & Ricardo, 1937)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Lophiobagrus brevispinis Bailey & Stewart, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
Pardiglanis tarabinii Poll, Lanza & Romoli Sassi, 1972
acceptedseniororiginal
Clarotes tarabinii (Poll, Lanza & Romoli Sassi, 1972)
synonymseniornew
Bathybagrus tetranema Bailey & Stewart, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathybagrus sianenna (Boulenger, 1906)
acceptedseniornew
Chrysichthys sianenna Boulenger, 1906
synonymseniororiginal
Bathybagrus graueri (Steindachner, 1911)
acceptedseniornew
Chrysichthys graueri Steindachner, 1911
synonymseniororiginal
Chrysichthys cranchii (non Leach, 1818)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chrysichthys brachynema (non Boulenger, 1900)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chrysichthys sianenna (non Boulenger, 1906)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Bathybagrus grandis (Boulenger, 1917)
acceptedseniornew
Chrysichthys grandis Boulenger, 1917
synonymseniororiginal
Bathybagrus stappersii (Boulenger, 1917)
acceptedseniornew
Chrysichthys stappersii Boulenger, 1917
synonymseniororiginal
Bathybagrus platycephalus (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937)
acceptedseniornew
Chrysichthys platycephalus Worthington & Ricardo, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
Auchenoglanidinae
Auchenoglanis biscutatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
acceptedseniornew
Pimelodus biscutatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
synonymseniororiginal
Auchenaspis biscutatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Auchenoglanis occidentalis (Valenciennes, 1840)
acceptedseniornew
synonymotheroriginal
synonymotheroriginal
Pimelodus occidentalis Valenciennes, 1840
synonymseniororiginal
Auchenaspis occidentalis (Valenciennes, 1840)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Auchenoglannis occidentalis (Valenciennes, 1840)
synonymseniornew
Oxyglanis sacchii Vinciguerra, 1898
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Auchenoglanis tchadensis Pellegrin, 1909
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Auchenoglanis acuticeps Pappenheim, 1914
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Auchenaspis biscutata (non Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Auchenaspis biscutatus (non Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
misappliedmisappliednew
Auchenoglanis biscutatus (non Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
misappliedmisappliednew
Notoglanidium walkeri Günther, 1903
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoglanidium macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909)
acceptedseniornew
Auchenoglanis macrostoma Pellegrin, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
Anaspidoglanis macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909)
synonymseniornew
Anaspidoglanis macrostomus (Pellegrin, 1909)
synonymseniornew
Parauchenoglanis macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
! Parauchenoglanis ansorgei Boulenger, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
Notoglanidium maculatum (Boulenger, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Notoglanidium thomasi Boulenger, 1916
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoglanidium boutchangai (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965)
acceptedseniornew
Parauchenoglanis boutchangai Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965
synonymseniororiginal
Anaspidoglanis boutchangai (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965)
synonymseniornew
Notoglanidium pallidum Roberts & Stewart, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Notoglanidium akiri (Risch, 1987)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Anaspidoglanis akiri (Risch, 1987)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Notoglanidium pembetadi Vreven, Ibala Zamba, Mamonekene & Geerinckx, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Parauchenoglanis monkei (Keilhack, 1910)
acceptedseniornew
Auchenoglanis monkei Keilhack, 1910
synonymseniororiginal
Pimelodus guttatus Lönnberg, 1895
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Auchenoglanis guttatus (Lönnberg, 1895)
ambiguoushomonymnew
Parauchenoglanis guttatus (Lönnberg, 1895)
ambiguoushomonymnew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Leptoglanis fasciatus (not of Boulenger, 1920)
misappliedmisappliednew
Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage, 1879)
acceptedseniornew
Pimelodus balayi Sauvage, 1879
synonymseniororiginal
Auchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage, 1879)
synonymseniornew
! Auchenoglanis ballayi (Sauvage, 1879)
synonymseniornew
! Pauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage, 1879)
synonymseniornew
! Pimelodus ballayi Sauvage, 1879
synonymseniororiginal
Pimelodus guirali Thominot, 1886
synonymjuniororiginal
Auchenoglanis guirali (Thominot, 1886)
synonymjuniornew
Auchenoglanis pulcher Boulenger, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Auchenoglanis ubangensis Boulenger, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Parauchenoglanis punctatus (Boulenger, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
Auchenoglanis punctatus Boulenger, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
! Pauchenoglanis punctatus (Boulenger, 1902)
synonymseniornew
Auchenoglanis iturii Steindachner, 1911
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Parauchenoglanis altipinnis (Boulenger, 1911)
acceptedseniornew
Auchenoglanis altipinnis Boulenger, 1911
synonymseniororiginal
Parauchenoglanis ngamensis (Boulenger, 1911)
acceptedseniornew
Auchenoglanis ngamensis Boulenger, 1911
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Parauchenoglanis longiceps (Boulenger, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
Auchenoglanis longiceps Boulenger, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Auchenoglanis ntemensis Pellegrin, 1929
synonymseniorother
Parauchenoglanis ahli (Holly, 1930)
acceptedseniornew
Auchenoglanis ahli Holly, 1930
synonymseniororiginal
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