Clarotes

Clarotes
Clarotes laticeps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Claroteidae
Subfamily:	Claroteinae
Genus:	Clarotes Kner, 1855
Type species
Clarotes heuglinii Kner, 1855
Synonyms
Gonocephalus Kner, 185 Octonematichthys Bleeker, 1858

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: ^{[1] [2]}

• 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 tarabiniiPoll, Lanza & Romoli Sassi, 1972; valid as Pardiglanis tarabinii (Somalian giant catfish)

References

1. 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.
2. 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). Bibcode:2021JVPal..41E9021M. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1979021. S2CID   239508127.