- Clarotes
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Clarotes Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Claroteidae Subfamily: Claroteinae Genus: Clarotes
Kner, 1855Species - C. bidorsalis
- C. laticeps
- C. macrocephalus
- C. tarabinii
Synonyms - Gonocephalus
Kner, 185 - Octonematichthys
Bleeker, 1858
Clarotes is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Claroteidae. It includes at least three species, Clarotes bidorsalis Pellegrin, 1938, Clarotes laticeps (Rüppell, 1829), and Clarotes macrocephalus Daget, 1954.[1]
C. tarabinii has uncertain taxonomic status. This species has been placed by itself in the genus Pardiglanis.[1] However, some sources have considered this genus to be a junior synonym of Clarotes.[2]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Hanssens, M & Snoeks, J. 2005. Clarotes tarabinii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
Categories:- Siluriformes stubs
- Claroteidae
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