Clarotes Kner [R.] 1855:313 Masc. Clarotes heuglini Kner 1855. Type by monotypy. Type not Pimelodus laticeps Rüppell as given by Jordan 1919:265 [ref. 2410]. Gender ambiguous, treated as masculine. •Valid as Clarotes Kner 1855 -- (Risch 1986:27 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:67 [ref. 12860], Mo 1991:147 [ref. 19952] but with wrong type, Risch in Lévêque et al. 1992:402 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:173 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:33 [ref. 28023], Ferraris 2007:160 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Clarotes Kner 1855. Claroteidae.