Citharinidae
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| Citharinidae | |
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| Citharinus latus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Suborder: | Citharinoidei |
| Family: | Citharinidae Günther, 1864[1] |
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The Citharinidae, the lutefishes, are a small family of characiform fish. They are freshwater fish native to Africa, and are sufficiently abundant to be significant food fishes.[2]
They are deep-bodied, silvery fish, measuring up to 84 cm (33 in) in length and weighing up to 18 kg (40 lb).[3] They are filter feeders.[2]
Genera
[edit]The family contains three genera:[4]
- Citharidium Boulenger, 1902 (monotypic)
- Citharinops Daget, 1962 (monotypic)
- Citharinus Cuvier, 1817 (6 species)
References
[edit]- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ a b Weitzman, S.H.; Vari, R.P. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 101. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Citharinidae". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Citharinidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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