Citharinus

Genus of fishes

Citharinus
Citharinus latus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Citharinidae
Genus: Citharinus
G. Cuvier, 1817

Citharinus is a genus of lutefishes from tropical Africa, with six currently described species:

  • Citharinus citharus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
    • C. c. citharus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) (moon fish)
    • C. c. intermedius Worthington, 1932
  • Citharinus congicus Boulenger, 1897
  • Citharinus eburneensis Daget, 1962
  • Citharinus gibbosus Boulenger, 1899
  • Citharinus latus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844
  • Citharinus macrolepis Boulenger, 1899

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Citharinus in FishBase. October 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Citharinus


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