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Clarotes

Clarotes

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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:^[1]^[2]

Clarotes bidorsalis Pellegrin, 1938
†Clarotes eocenicus Murray & Holmes, 2021
Clarotes laticeps (Rüppell, 1829) (Widehead catfish)

References

^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Clarotes in FishBase. December 2011 version.
^ 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). doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1979021. S2CID 239508127.

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Clarotes: Brief Summary

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Clarotes is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to East Africa.

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