Clarotes
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Clarotes
| image = The fishes of the Nile (Pl. LXI) (6961620021).jpg
| image_caption = Clarotes laticeps
| taxon = Clarotes
| authority = Kner, 1855
| type_species = Clarotes heuglinii
| type_species_authority = Kner, 1855
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
| 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:{{FishBase genus | genus = Clarotes| month = December | year = 2011}}{{Cite journal|last1=Murray|first1=Alison M.|last2=Holmes|first2=Robert B.|date=21 October 2021|title=A new species of claroteid catfish (Siluriformes: Claroteidae) from the Eocene of Egypt, (Africa) indicates continental differences in tempo of catfish evolution|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2021.1979021|journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology|volume=41 |issue=3 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2021.1979021|bibcode=2021JVPal..41E9021M |s2cid=239508127 |url-access=subscription}}
- Clarotes bidorsalis Pellegrin, 1938
- †Clarotes eocenicus Murray & Holmes, 2021
- Clarotes laticeps (Rüppell, 1829) (Widehead catfish)
References
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Category:Freshwater fish genera
Category:Taxa named by Rudolf Kner
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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