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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 nine recognized species: * '' Parauchenoglanis ahli'' (Holly, 1930) * '' Parauchenoglanis altipinnis'' ( Boulenger, 1911) * '' Parauchenoglanis balayi'' (Sauvage, 1879) * '' Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi'' (Popta Canna Maria Louise Popta (31 May 1860 – 13 June 1929)L.B. Holthuis, Biography i1820-1958, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie page 82 (in Dutch). was a Dutch biologist. Born in Breda, Popta was one of the first women to enrol as a student at ..., 1913) * '' Parauchenoglanis longiceps'' ( Boulenger, 1913) * '' Parauchenoglanis monkei'' ( Keilhack, 1910) (Dotted catfish) * '' Parauchenoglanis ngamensis'' ( Boulenger, 1911) (Zambezi grunter) * '' Parauchenoglan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parauchenoglanis Altipinnis
''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 nine recognized species: * ''Parauchenoglanis ahli'' (Holly, 1930) * '' Parauchenoglanis altipinnis'' (Boulenger, 1911) * ''Parauchenoglanis balayi'' (Sauvage, 1879) * ''Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi'' (Popta, 1913) * ''Parauchenoglanis longiceps'' (Boulenger, 1913) * ''Parauchenoglanis monkei'' ( Keilhack, 1910) (Dotted catfish) * ''Parauchenoglanis ngamensis'' (Boulenger, 1911) (Zambezi grunter) * ''Parauchenoglanis pantherinus'' ( Pellegrin, 1929) * ''Parauchenoglanis punctatus'' (Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claroteid Catfish
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 12 genera contain 86 known species of claroteids in two subfamilies, Claroteinae and Auchenoglanidinae. The subfamily Auchenoglanidinae is sometimes classified as a separate family Auchenoglanididae. This group was also often formerly placed in Bagridae. The monophyly of Auchenoglanidinae is uncontested; it contains the three genera ''Auchenoglanis'', ''Parauchenoglanis'' and ''Notoglanidium''. Two commonly known species are the giraffe catfish, ''Auchenoglanis occidentalis'', and the African big-eye catfish, ''Chrysichthys longipinnis''. Claroteids have moderately elongated bodies, usually with four pairs of barbels, an adipose fin Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together eit ... [...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 12 genera contain 86 known species of claroteids in two subfamilies, Claroteinae and Auchenoglanidinae. The subfamily Auchenoglanidinae is sometimes classified as a separate family Auchenoglanididae. This group was also often formerly placed in Bagridae. The monophyly of Auchenoglanidinae is uncontested; it contains the three genera '' Auchenoglanis'', ''Parauchenoglanis'' and '' Notoglanidium''. Two commonly known species are the giraffe catfish, ''Auchenoglanis occidentalis'', and the African big-eye catfish, ''Chrysichthys ''Chrysichthys'' is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa. Two fossil species are known. ''Chrysichthys macrotis'', Van Neer, 1994, is known from the Miocene-Pliocene of the Albertine Rift in Uganda and ''Chrysichthys mahengeensis'', M ... longipinnis''. Clarot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catfish Genera
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), and even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the candiru, ''Vandellia cirrhosa''. Neither the armour-plated types nor the naked types have scales. Despite their name, not all catfish have prominent barbels or "whiskers". Members of the Siluriformes order are defined by features of the skull and swimbladder. Catfish are of considerable commercial importance; many of the larger species are farmed or fished for food. Many of the smaller species, particularly the genus '' Corydoras'', are important in the aquarium hobby. Many catfish are nocturnal, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
