The Citharinidae, the lutefishes, are a small family of
characiform
Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationshi ...
fish. They are freshwater fish native to Africa, and are sufficiently abundant to be significant food fishes.
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They are deep-bodied, silvery fish, measuring up to in length and weighing up to .]
Genera
The family contains three genera:
*'' Citharidium'' (monotypic)
*''Citharinops
''Citharinops distichodoides'' is a species of lutefish found in tropical Africa. It is the only member of its genus and consists of two recognized subspecies"
* ''C. d. distichodoides'' ( Pellegrin, 1919)
* ''C. d. thomasi'' (Pellegrin, 192 ...
'' (monotypic)
*'' Citharinus'' (6 species)
References
Characiformes
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Ray-finned fish families
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