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Family: Claroteidae Claroteid catfishes
Subfamily: Auchenoglanidinae


(See list of species below)



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20 species
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Photo by Hanssens, M.

Africa
Max. Length 54 cm SL
Auchenoglanis biscutatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)

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Auchenoglanis biscutatus
[]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 70 cm SL
Auchenoglanis occidentalis (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Auchenoglanis occidentalis
[Bubu]

Photo by Geerinckx, T.

Africa
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
Notoglanidium akiri (Risch, 1987)

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Notoglanidium akiri
[]

Photo by RMCA / Mark Hanssens

Africa
Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
Notoglanidium boutchangai (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965)

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Notoglanidium boutchangai
[]

Photo by Geerinckx, T.

Africa
Max. Length 17.2 cm SL
Notoglanidium depierrei (Daget, 1979)

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Notoglanidium depierrei
[]

Photo by RMCA/Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 28.1 cm SL
Notoglanidium macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909)

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Notoglanidium macrostoma
[Flatnose catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm SL

 
Notoglanidium maculatum
[]

Photo by Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Notoglanidium pallidum Roberts & Stewart, 1976

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Notoglanidium pallidum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.9 cm SL

 
Notoglanidium pembetadi
[]

Photo by Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
Notoglanidium thomasi Boulenger, 1916

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Notoglanidium thomasi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL

 
Notoglanidium walkeri
[]

Photo by Geerinckx, T.

Africa
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
Parauchenoglanis ahli (Holly, 1930)

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Parauchenoglanis ahli
[]

Photo by Geerinckx, T.

Africa
Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
Parauchenoglanis altipinnis (Boulenger, 1911)

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Parauchenoglanis altipinnis
[]

Photo by Geerinckx, T.

Africa
Max. Length 31.7 cm SL
Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage, 1879)

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Parauchenoglanis balayi
[]

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Africa
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi (Popta, 1913)

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Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi
[]

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Africa
Max. Length 41.1 cm SL
Parauchenoglanis longiceps (Boulenger, 1913)

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Parauchenoglanis longiceps
[]

Photo by Geerinckx, T.

Africa
Max. Length 15.1 cm SL
Parauchenoglanis monkei (Keilhack, 1910)

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Parauchenoglanis monkei
[Dotted catfish]

Photo by Geerinckx, T.

Africa
Max. Length 38 cm SL
Parauchenoglanis ngamensis (Boulenger, 1911)

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Parauchenoglanis ngamensis
[Zambezi grunter]

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Africa
Max. Length 29.2 cm SL
Parauchenoglanis pantherinus (Pellegrin, 1929)

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Parauchenoglanis pantherinus
[]

Photo by Geerinckx, T.

Africa
Max. Length 41 cm SL
Parauchenoglanis punctatus (Boulenger, 1902)

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Parauchenoglanis punctatus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Auchenoglanis biscutatus Africa 54 SL 1809
Auchenoglanis occidentalis Bubu Africa 70 SL 1840
Notoglanidium akiri Africa 10.7 SL 1987
Notoglanidium boutchangai Africa 19.8 SL 1965
Notoglanidium depierrei Africa 17.2 SL 1979
Notoglanidium macrostoma Flatnose catfish Africa 28.1 SL 1909
Notoglanidium maculatum Africa 5.4 SL 1916
Notoglanidium pallidum Africa 8 SL 1976
Notoglanidium pembetadi Africa 17.9 SL 2013
Notoglanidium thomasi Africa 4.4 SL 1916
Notoglanidium walkeri Africa 10 SL 1903
Parauchenoglanis ahli Africa 10.5 SL 1930
Parauchenoglanis altipinnis Africa 22.5 SL 1911
Parauchenoglanis balayi Africa 31.7 SL 1879
Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi Africa 10.5 TL 1913
Parauchenoglanis longiceps Africa 41.1 SL 1913
Parauchenoglanis monkei Dotted catfish Africa 15.1 SL 1910
Parauchenoglanis ngamensis Zambezi grunter Africa 38 SL 1911
Parauchenoglanis pantherinus Africa 29.2 SL 1929
Parauchenoglanis punctatus Africa 41 SL 1902



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