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Clarotes
Sign in to saveClarotes is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to East Africa.
Species
widehead catfish
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyClaroteidae
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- Claroteidae
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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: 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)
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