Clarotes is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to East Africa.
| Clarotes | |
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| Clarotes laticeps | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Claroteidae |
| Subfamily: | Claroteinae |
| Genus: | Clarotes Kner, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Clarotes heuglinii Kner, 1855
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Species edit
There are currently two extant species and one fossil species recognized in this genus:[1][2]
- Clarotes bidorsalis Pellegrin, 1938
- †Clarotes eocenicus Murray & Holmes, 2021
- Clarotes laticeps (Rüppell, 1829) (Widehead catfish)
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Clarotes in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Murray, Alison M.; Holmes, Robert B. (21 October 2021). "A new species of claroteid catfish (Siluriformes: Claroteidae) from the Eocene of Egypt, (Africa) indicates continental differences in tempo of catfish evolution". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (3). doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1979021. S2CID 239508127.
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