''Lophiobagrus'' is a genus of
catfish
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, ...
in the family
Claroteidae
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 12 genera contain 86 known species of claroteids in two subfa ...
. They are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika () is an African Great Lake. It is the second-oldest freshwater lake in the world, the second-largest by volume, and the second-deepest, in all cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. ...
in Africa.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Lophiobagrus aquilus''
R. M. Bailey & D. J. Stewart, 1984
* ''
Lophiobagrus asperispinis
''Lophiobagrus'' is a genus of catfish in the family Claroteidae. They are Endemism, endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''Lophiobagrus aquilus'' Reeve Maclaren Bailey, R. ...
''
R. M. Bailey & D. J. Stewart, 1984
* ''
Lophiobagrus brevispinis''
R. M. Bailey & D. J. Stewart, 1984
* ''
Lophiobagrus cyclurus''
(Worthington
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* Worthington (surname)
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* Worthington Brewery, also known as Worthington's
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& Ricardo
Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname.
People Given name
*Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portugue ...
, 1937) – African bullhead
References
Claroteidae
Catfish genera
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Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Max Poll
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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