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, Murray & Budney, 2003, is known from the Eocene of Mahenge, Tanzania.[1]

Chrysichthys
Chrysichthys auratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Claroteidae
Subfamily: Claroteinae
Genus: Chrysichthys
Bleeker, 1858
Type species
Pimelodus auratus
Species

See text

Species

There are currently 42 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Chrysichthys acsiorum Hardman, 2008
  • Chrysichthys aluuensis Risch, 1985
  • Chrysichthys ansorgii Boulenger, 1910
  • Chrysichthys auratus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
  • Chrysichthys bocagii Boulenger, 1910
  • Chrysichthys brachynema Boulenger, 1900 (Kibonde, salmontail catfish)
  • Chrysichthys brevibarbis (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Chrysichthys cranchii (Leach, 1818) (Kokuni, Kamba)
  • Chrysichthys dageti Risch, 1992
  • Chrysichthys delhezi Boulenger, 1899
  • Chrysichthys dendrophorus (Poll, 1966)
  • Chrysichthys depressus Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
  • Chrysichthys duttoni Boulenger, 1905
  • Chrysichthys habereri Steindachner, 1912
  • Chrysichthys helicophagus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
  • Chrysichthys hildae Bell-Cross, 1973 (Hilda's grunter)
  • Chrysichthys johnelsi Daget, 1959
  • Chrysichthys laticeps Pellegrin, 1932
  • Chrysichthys levequei Risch, 1988
  • Chrysichthys longibarbis (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Chrysichthys longidorsalis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1981
  • Chrysichthys longipinnis (Boulenger, 1899) (Aluminum catfish)
  • Chrysichthys mabusi Boulenger, 1905
  • Chrysichthys macropterus Boulenger, 1920
  • Chrysichthys maurus (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacépède, 1803) (Bagrid catfish)
  • Chrysichthys nyongensis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985
  • Chrysichthys ogooensis (Pellegrin, 1900)
  • Chrysichthys okae Fowler, 1949
  • Chrysichthys ornatus Boulenger, 1902 (Ornate bagrid)
  • Chrysichthys persimilis Günther, 1899
  • Chrysichthys polli Risch, 1987
  • Chrysichthys praecox Hardman & Stiassny, 2008
  • Chrysichthys punctatus Boulenger, 1899
  • Chrysichthys rueppelli Boulenger, 1907
  • Chrysichthys sharpii Boulenger, 1901 (Shovelnose catfish)
  • Chrysichthys teugelsi Risch, 1987
  • Chrysichthys thonneri Steindachner, 1912
  • Chrysichthys thysi Risch, 1985
  • Chrysichthys turkana Hardman, 2008
  • Chrysichthys uniformis Pellegrin, 1922
  • Chrysichthys wagenaari Boulenger, 1899
  • Chrysichthys walkeri Günther, 1899

References
  1. Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Chrysichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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