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Auchenoglanididae
Auchenoglanididae, also known as flatnose catfishes, is a family of catfish native to freshwater habitats in tropical Africa. They were previously considered a subfamily of the family Claroteidae The Claroteidae are a family of catfish (order Siluriformes) found in Africa. This family was separated from Bagridae. However, the monophyly of the family is sometimes contested. The 9 genera contain 65 known species of claroteids. The family ..., but are now generally treated as a distinct family. The monophyly of Auchenoglanidinae is uncontested. It contains the following genera: * '' Auchenoglanis'' Günther, 1865 * '' Notoglanidium'' Günther, 1903 * '' Parauchenoglanis'' Boulenger, 1911 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q758602 Catfish families Freshwater fish of Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catfish
Catfish (or catfishes; order (biology), order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Catfish are common name, named for their prominent barbel (anatomy), barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not all catfish have prominent barbels or "whiskers", with some seemingly not having them. Siluriformes as a whole are Fish scale, scale-less, with neither the Armoured catfish, armour-plated nor the naked species having scales. This order of fish are Autapomorphy, defined by features of the skull and swimbladder. Catfish range in size and behavior from the three List of largest fish, largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to detritivorous and scavenging bottom feeders, down to tiny ectoparasitic species known as the Candiru (fish), candirus. In the Southern United States, catfish species may be known by a variety of slang names, such as "mud cat", " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auchenoglanis
''Auchenoglanis'' is a genus of relatively large, up to SL, claroteid catfishes native to various freshwater habitats in Africa. ''Auchenoglanis'' is a primitive member of the subfamily Auchenoglanidinae (also includes '' Notoglanidium'' and '' Parauchenoglanis'') and represents a stem group. Species of this genus occur predominantly in the Nilo-Sudan region and Western Africa, but also in the Congo River, Lakes Albert and Tanganyika. ''Auchenoglanis'' species mainly feed on insect aquatic larvae and eventually on small mollusks, alevin, and swimming insects. These feeding habits should also enable them to stand a relatively wide range of ecological conditions. Living species Following a taxonomic review in 1991, only two living species (marked with a star* in the list) were recognized in this genus. This is followed by FishBase and Catalog of Fishes. However, review in 2010 suggested that there are six additional species, which would bring the total to eight. Genetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parauchenoglanis
''Parauchenoglanis'' is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa. The range of the genus ''Parauchenoglanis'' stretches from the coastal lowlands of Benin and Nigeria to the Okavango and upper Zambezi River systems in Botswana and Zambia. Species ''Parauchenoglanis'' currently contains the following 19 recognized species: * '' Parauchenoglanis ahli'' (Holly, 1930) * '' Parauchenoglanis altipinnis'' ( Boulenger, 1911) * ''Parauchenoglanis balayi ''Parauchenoglanis'' is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa. The range of the genus ''Parauchenoglanis'' stretches from the coastal lowlands of Benin and Nigeria to the Okavango and upper Zambezi River systems in Botswana and Zambia ...'' ( Sauvage, 1879) * '' Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi'' ( Popta, 1913) * ''Parauchenoglanis chiumbeensis'' Yonela Sithole, Emmanuel J W M N Vreven, Pedro H N Bragança, Tobias Musschoot, Albert Chakona. 2024Yonela Sithole, Emmanuel J W M N Vreven, Pedro H N Bragança, Tobias Mussch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claroteidae
The Claroteidae are a family of catfish (order Siluriformes) found in Africa. This family was separated from Bagridae. However, the monophyly of the family is sometimes contested. The 9 genera contain 65 known species of claroteids. The family Auchenoglanididae was formerly considered a subfamily of this family. This group was also often formerly placed in Bagridae. A well-known species is the African big-eye catfish, '' Chrysichthys longipinnis''. Claroteids have moderately elongated bodies, usually with four pairs of barbels, an adipose fin, and strong pectoral and dorsal fin spines. The earliest known fossil member of the Claroteidae is '' Nigerium'' from the Late Paleocene and Early Eocene of Nigeria and Mali. The extinct genus '' Eaglesomia'' is also known from the Middle Eocene of Nigeria. The Late Eocene genus '' Fajumia'' from Egypt is of uncertain affinities, but most likely belongs to this group. In addition, extinct species of the extant genus '' Chrysichthys'' are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giraffe Catfish
The giraffe catfish, or bubu (''Auchenoglanis occidentalis''), is a species catfish found in Africa. It eats plants off the floor of lakes and streams. The diet of giraffe catfish is very dependent upon their environment. They keep an omnivorous diet but mainly eat insects present in the waters. Distribution and habitat The giraffe catfish is found throughout Africa in lakes and rivers, partially due to introduction and establishment in other areas. It is found in many important lakes and rivers such as the Nile and Lake Chad. Its distribution includes bodies of water from East Africa to West Africa. It generally lives in shallow waters with muddy bottoms. Anatomy and appearance This fish has a maximum size that sources say is between two and three feet. The giraffe-like pattern will fade with age to a two-tone mottled brown. Various subspecies have been described for this fish, indicating some geographical color variation. Reproduction Eggs are scattered in a nest and guarde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notoglanidium
''Notoglanidium'' is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa. The formerly recognized genera ''Anaspidoglanis'', ''Liauchenoglanis'' and ''Platyglanis'' have all been merged into ''Notoglanidium''. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Notoglanidium akiri'' (Risch, 1987) * '' Notoglanidium boutchangai'' ( Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965) * '' Notoglanidium depierrei'' (Daget Jacques Daget (30 June 1919, Vineuil – 29 June 2009), was a French ichthyologist. He was a professor at the National Museum of Natural History, in Paris. Several marine species have been named after him. Species named after him Species named ..., 1979) * '' Notoglanidium maculatum'' ( Boulenger, 1916) * '' Notoglanidium macrostoma'' ( Pellegrin, 1909) (Flatnose catfish) * '' Notoglanidium pallidum'' T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976 * '' Notoglanidium pembetadi'' Vreven, Ibala Zamba, Mamonekene & Geerinckx, 2013Vreven, E., Ibala Zamba, A., Mamonekene, V. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family (, : ) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". The delineation of what constitutes a family—or whether a described family should be acknowledged—is established and decided upon by active taxonomists. There are not strict regulations for outlining or acknowledging a family, yet in the realm of plants, these classifications often rely on both the vegetative and reproductive characteristics of plant species. Taxonomists frequently hold varying perspectives on these descriptions, leading to a lack of widespread consensus within the scientific community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fishes Of The World
''Fishes of the World'' is a standard reference for the systematics of fishes. It was first written in 1976 by the American ichthyologist Joseph S. Nelson (1937–2011). Now in its fifth edition (2016), the work is a comprehensive overview of the diversity and classification of the 30,000-plus fish species known to science. The book begins with a general overview of ichthyology, although it is not self-contained. After a short section on Chordata and non-fish taxa, the work lists all known fish families in a systematic fashion. Each family is given at least one paragraph, and usually a body outline drawing; large families have subfamilies and tribes described as well. Notable genera and species are mentioned, though the book does generally not deal with the species-level diversity. The complexities of the higher taxa are described succinctly, with many references for difficult points. The book does not contain any color illustrations. The fourth edition was the first to inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Günther
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther , also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3October 18301February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist (after George Albert Boulenger) with more than 340 reptile species described. Early life and career Günther was born in Esslingen in Swabia ( Württemberg). His father was a ''Stiftungs-Commissar'' in Esslingen and his mother was Eleonora Nagel. He initially schooled at the Stuttgart Gymnasium. His family wished him to train for the ministry of the Lutheran Church for which he moved to the University of Tübingen. A brother shifted from theology to medicine, and he, too, turned to science and medicine at Tübingen in 1852. His first work was "''Ueber den Puppenzustand eines Distoma''" (On the pupal state of ''Distoma''). He graduated in medicine with an M.D. from Tübingen in 1858, the same year in which he published a handbook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels (1834–1969), Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the ''National Museum of Natural History (France), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the Natural History Museum, London, British Museum in London. Boulenger develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
