Chrysichthys

Chrysichthys Temporal range: Middle Eocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Chrysichthys auratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Claroteidae
Subfamily:	Claroteinae
Genus:	Chrysichthys Bleeker, 1858
Type species
Pimelodus auratus É. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809
Species
See text

Chrysichthys is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa. Two fossil species are known. Chrysichthys macrotis , Van Neer, 1994, is known from the Miocene-Pliocene of the Albertine Rift in Uganda and Chrysichthys mahengeensis , Murray & Budney, 2003, is known from the Eocene of the Mahenge Formation, Tanzania. ^[1]

Species

There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus: ^[2]

• Chrysichthys acsiorum Hardman, 2008
• Chrysichthys aluuensis Risch, 1985
• Chrysichthys ansorgii Boulenger, 1910
• Chrysichthys auratus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
• Chrysichthys bocagii Boulenger, 1910
• Chrysichthys brachynema Boulenger, 1900 (Kibonde, salmontail catfish)
• Chrysichthys brevibarbis (Boulenger, 1899)
• Chrysichthys cranchii (Leach, 1818) (Kokuni, Kamba)
• Chrysichthys dageti Risch, 1992
• Chrysichthys delhezi Boulenger, 1899
• Chrysichthys dendrophorus (Poll, 1966)
• Chrysichthys duttoni Boulenger, 1905
• Chrysichthys furcatus Günther, 1864
• Chrysichthys grandis Boulenger, 1917
• Chrysichthys graueri Steindachner, 1911
• Chrysichthys habereri Steindachner, 1912
• Chrysichthys helicophagus T. R. Roberts & D. J. 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) (Aluminum catfish)
• Chrysichthys macropterus Boulenger, 1920
• Chrysichthys maurus (Valenciennes, 1840)
• Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacépède, 1803) (Bagrid catfish)
• Chrysichthys nyongensis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985
• Chrysichthys ogooensis (Pellegrin, 1900)
• Chrysichthys okae Fowler, 1949
• Chrysichthys persimilis Günther, 1899
• Chrysichthys platycephalus Worthington & Ricardo, 1937
• Chrysichthys polli Risch, 1987
• Chrysichthys praecox Hardman & Stiassny, 2008
• Chrysichthys punctatus Boulenger, 1899
• Chrysichthys rueppelli Boulenger, 1907
• Chrysichthys sharpii Boulenger, 1901 (Shovelnose catfish)
• Chrysichthys sianenna Boulenger, 1906
• Chrysichthys stappersii Boulenger, 1917
• 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

Synonyms

• Chrysichthys depressus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917); valid as Gnathobagrus depressus
• Chrysichthys hildae Bell-Cross, 1973; valid as Amarginops hildae (Hilda's grunter)
• Chrysichthys mabusi Boulenger, 1905; valid as Amarginops mabusi
• Chrysichthys ornatus Boulenger, 1902; valid as Amarginops ornatus (Ornate bagrid)

References

1. Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa . 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chrysichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 21 August 2025.