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Claroteidae
55 species in this family
The Claroteidae family includes 55 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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African bullhead
Lophiobagrus cyclurus
Claroteidae
African shovelnose catfish
Parauchenoglanis monkei
Claroteidae
Akiri catfish
Notoglanidium akiri
Claroteidae
Aluminum catfish
Chrysichthys longipinnis
Claroteidae
Bagrid catfish
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
Claroteidae
Balay's catfish
Parauchenoglanis balayi
Claroteidae
Black-tailed catfish
Chrysichthys maurus
Claroteidae
Broadhead catfish
Chrysichthys laticeps
Claroteidae
Catfish
Parauchenoglanis altipinnis
Claroteidae
Catfish
Auchenoglanis biscutatus
Claroteidae
Claroteid catfish
Chrysichthys aluuensis
Claroteidae
Claroteid catfish
Chrysichthys delhezi
Claroteidae
Congo bagrid catfish
Gephyroglanis congicus
Claroteidae
Daget's catfish
Chrysichthys dageti
Claroteidae
Dutton's catfish
Chrysichthys duttoni
Claroteidae
Flathead claroteid catfish
Bathybagrus platycephalus
Claroteidae
Giant claroteid catfish
Pardiglanis tarabinii
Claroteidae
Giraffe catfish
Auchenoglanis occidentalis
Claroteidae
Golden Nile catfish
Chrysichthys auratus
Claroteidae
Grauer's catfish
Bathybagrus graueri
Claroteidae
Haberer's catfish
Chrysichthys habereri
Claroteidae
Johnels's catfish
Chrysichthys johnelsi
Claroteidae
Kibonde
Chrysichthys brachynema
Claroteidae
Kokuni
Chrysichthys cranchii
Claroteidae
Largemouth catfish
Notoglanidium macrostoma
Claroteidae
Leveque's catfish
Chrysichthys levequei
Claroteidae
Long-headed flatnose catfish
Parauchenoglanis longiceps
Claroteidae
Longbarbel catfish
Chrysichthys longibarbis
Claroteidae
Longdorsal catfish
Chrysichthys longidorsalis
Claroteidae
Lophiobagrus brevispinis
Lophiobagrus brevispinis
Claroteidae
Mottled catfish
Chrysichthys ornatus
Claroteidae
Nyong catfish
Chrysichthys nyongensis
Claroteidae
Ogowe catfish
Chrysichthys ogooensis
Claroteidae
Pale catfish
Notoglanidium pallidum
Claroteidae
Panther catfish
Parauchenoglanis pantherinus
Claroteidae
Poll's catfish
Chrysichthys polli
Claroteidae
Shortbarbel catfish
Chrysichthys brevibarbis
Claroteidae
Shovelnose catfish
Chrysichthys sharpii
Claroteidae
Spatula-barbeled catfish
Phyllonemus typus
Claroteidae
Spotted African catfish
Notoglanidium maculatum
Claroteidae
Spotted bagrid
Chrysichthys punctatus
Claroteidae
Spotted catfish
Parauchenoglanis punctatus
Claroteidae
Stappers' catfish
Bathybagrus stappersii
Claroteidae
Tanganyika catfish
Chrysichthys dendrophorus
Claroteidae
Tanganyika claroteid catfish
Bathybagrus sianenna
Claroteidae
Tanganyika claroteid catfish
Bathybagrus tetranema
Claroteidae
Thomas' catfish
Notoglanidium thomasi
Claroteidae
Thonner's catfish
Chrysichthys thonneri
Claroteidae
Threadfin catfish
Phyllonemus filinemus
Claroteidae
Thys' catfish
Chrysichthys thysi
Claroteidae
Twodorsal catfish
Clarotes bidorsalis
Claroteidae
Upper Congo catfish
Chrysichthys mabusi
Claroteidae
Wagenaar's catfish
Chrysichthys wagenaari
Claroteidae
Widehead catfish
Clarotes laticeps
Claroteidae
Zambezi grunter
Parauchenoglanis ngamensis
Claroteidae