Lophiobagrus is a genus of catfish in the family Claroteidae. They are endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa.
Lophiobagrus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Claroteidae |
Subfamily: | Claroteinae |
Genus: | Lophiobagrus Poll, 1942 |
Type species | |
Lophiobagrus lestradei Poll, 1942
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Species | |
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Species
editThere are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Lophiobagrus aquilus R. M. Bailey & D. J. Stewart, 1984
- Lophiobagrus asperispinis R. M. Bailey & D. J. Stewart, 1984
- Lophiobagrus brevispinis R. M. Bailey & D. J. Stewart, 1984
- Lophiobagrus cyclurus (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937) – African bullhead
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lophiobagrus". FishBase. December 2011 version.