''Notoglanidium'' is a genus 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
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. The formerly recognized genera ''Anaspidoglanis'', ''Liauchenoglanis'' and ''Platyglanis'' have all been merged into ''Notoglanidium''.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
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* '' Notoglanidium akiri'' (]Risch
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, 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, 2013[Vreven, E., Ibala Zamba, A., Mamonekene, V. & Geerinckx, T. (2013): Description of ''Notoglanidium pembetadi'' new species (Siluriformes: Claroteidae) from the Kouilou-Niari River, Republic of the Congo. ''Zootaxa, 3691 (1): 153–164.'']
* '' Notoglanidium thomasi'' Boulenger, 1916
* '' Notoglanidium walkeri'' Günther, 1903
References
Claroteidae
Fish of Africa
Catfish genera
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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