''Gephyroglanis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
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 9 genera contain 65 known species of claroteids. The family ...
es native to
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Gephyroglanis congicus''
Boulenger, 1899
* ''
Gephyroglanis gymnorhynchus''
Pappenheim
Pappenheim is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, south of Weißenburg in Bayern.
History
Historically, Pappenheim was a statelet within the Holy Roman Empire. It was ...
, 1914
* ''
Gephyroglanis habereri''
Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1912
References
Claroteidae
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Catfish genera
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
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