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.
They are deep-bodied, silvery fish, measuring up to 84 cm (33 in) in length and weighing up to 18 kg (40 lb). They are filter feeders.
Genera
The family contains three genera:
- Citharidium (monotypic)
- Citharinops (monotypic)
- Citharinus (6 species)
References
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. 0-12-547665-5 ↩
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Citharinidae". FishBase. October 2011 version. /wiki/Rainer_Froese ↩
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. 0-12-547665-5 ↩