Auchenoglanididae
| Auchenoglanididae | |
|---|---|
| Giraffe catfish (Auchenoglanis occidentalis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Superfamily: | Bagroidea |
| Family: | Auchenoglanididae Jayaram, 1966 |
| Genera | |
Auchenoglanididae, also known as flatnose catfishes, is a family of catfish native to freshwater habitats in tropical Africa. They were previously considered a subfamily of the family Claroteidae, but are now generally treated as a distinct family. The monophyly of Auchenoglanidinae is uncontested.
It contains the following genera:
- Auchenoglanis Günther, 1865
- Notoglanidium Günther, 1903
- Parauchenoglanis Boulenger, 1911