| Clarotes | |
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| Clarotes laticeps | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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| Synonyms | |
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Clarotes is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to East Africa.
Species
There are currently two extant species and one fossil species recognized in this genus:12
- Clarotes bidorsalis Pellegrin, 1938
- †Clarotes eocenicus Murray & Holmes, 2021
- Clarotes laticeps (Rüppell, 1829) (Widehead catfish)
- Synonyms
- Clarotes heuglini Kner, 1855; valid as Clarotes laticeps
- Clarotes macrocephalus Daget, 1954; valid as Clarotes laticeps
- Clarotes tarabinii Poll, Lanza & Romoli Sassi, 1972; valid as Pardiglanis tarabinii (Somalian giant catfish)
References
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Clarotes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- 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) e1979021. Bibcode:2021JVPal..41E9021M. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1979021. S2CID 239508127.