- Chrysichthys
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Chrysichthys Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Claroteidae Subfamily: Claroteinae Genus: Chrysichthys
Bleeker, 1858Type species Pimelodus auratus
Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809Species See text.
Chrysichthys is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Claroteidae.[1]
Though C. brachynema, C. grandis, C. graueri, C. platycephalus, C. sianenna, and C. stappersii have been classified in Bathybagrus, most recently they were maintained in Chrysichthys.[2]
Species
- Chrysichthys acsiorum Hardman, 2008
- Chrysichthys aluuensis Risch, 1985
- Chrysichthys ansorgii Boulenger, 1910
- Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
- Chrysichthys bocagii Boulenger, 1910
- Chrysichthys brachynema – Kibonde, "salmontail catfish"
- Chrysichthys brevibarbis (Boulenger, 1899)
- Chrysichthys cranchii (Leach, 1818)
- Chrysichthys dageti Risch, 1992
- Chrysichthys delhezi Boulenger, 1899
- Chrysichthys duttoni Boulenger, 1905
- Chrysichthys furcatus Günther, 1864
- Chrysichthys grandis – Kukumai
- Chrysichthys graueri
- Chrysichthys habereri Steindachner, 1912
- Chrysichthys helicophagus Roberts & Stewart, 1976
- Chrysichthys johnelsi Daget, 1959
- Chrysichthys laticeps Pellegrin, 1932
- Chrysichthys levequei Risch, 1988
- Chrysichthys longibarbis (Boulenger, 1899)
- Chrysichthys longidorsalis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1981
- Chrysichthys longipinnis (Boulenger, 1899)
- Chrysichthys mabusi Boulenger, 1905
- Chrysichthys macropterus Boulenger, 1920
- Chrysichthys macrotis Van Neer, 1994 (extinct)
- Chrysichthys mahengeensis Murray & Budney, 2003 (extinct)
- Chrysichthys maurus (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (La Cepède, 1803)
- Chrysichthys nyongensis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985
- Chrysichthys ogooensis (Pellegrin, 1900)
- Chrysichthys okae Fowler, 1949
- Chrysichthys ornatus Boulenger, 1902
- Chrysichthys persimilis Günther, 1899
- Chrysichthys platycephalus
- Chrysichthys polli Risch, 1987
- Chrysichthys punctatus Boulenger, 1899
- Chrysichthys rueppelli Boulenger, 1907
- Chrysichthys sharpii Boulenger, 1901
- Chrysichthys sianenna
- Chrysichthys stappersii
- Chrysichthys teugelsi Risch, 1987
- Chrysichthys thonneri Steindachner, 1912
- Chrysichthys thysi Risch, 1985
- Chrysichthys turkana Hardman, 2008
- Chrysichthys uniformis Pellegrin, 1922
- Chrysichthys wagenaari Boulenger, 1899
- Chrysichthys walkeri Günther, 1899
References
- ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf.
- ^ Hardman, Michael (2008). "A New Species of Catfish Genus Chrysichthys from Lake Tanganyika (Siluriformes: Claroteidae)". Copeia 1: 43–56.
Categories:- Siluriformes stubs
- Claroteidae
- Fish of Africa
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