Lophiobagrus

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Lophiobagrus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Claroteidae
Subfamily: Claroteinae
Genus: Lophiobagrus
Poll, 1942
Type species
Lophiobagrus lestradei
Poll, 1942
Species

See text.

Lophiobagrus is a genus of catfish in the family Claroteidae. They are endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Lophiobagrus in FishBase . December 2011 version.