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Lophiobagrus

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

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderSiluriformes
  5. FamilyClaroteidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3
Family
Claroteidae
Collections
USNM, ANSP
Recorded in
Zambia

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Claroteidae
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Category:Lophiobagrus
taxon name
Lophiobagrus
taxon rank
genus
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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: Lophiobagrus aquilus R. M. Bailey & D. J. Stewart, 1984 Lophiobagrus asperispinis R. M. Bailey & D. J. Stewart, 1984 Lophiobagrus brevispinis R. M. Bailey & D. J. Stewart, 1984 Lophiobagrus cyclurus (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937) – African bullhead

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