Citharinus
Appearance
Citharinus | |
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Citharinus latus | |
Scientific 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
[edit]- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Citharinus in FishBase. October 2011 version.