Subfamily Auchenoglanidinae Auchenoglanis Notoglanidium Parauchenoglanis Subfamily Claroteinae Amarginops Bathybagrus Chrysichthys Clarotes Gephyroglanis Lophiobagrus Pardiglanis Phyllonemus Incertae sedis †Eaglesomia †Nigerium ?†Fajumia The Claroteidae are a family of catfish (order Siluriformes) found in Africa.

[1] The monophyly of Auchenoglanidinae is uncontested; it contains the three genera Auchenoglanis, Parauchenoglanis and Notoglanidium.

[2] The earliest known fossil member of the Claroteidae is Nigerium from the Late Paleocene and Early Eocene of Nigeria and Mali.

The Late Eocene genus Fajumia from Egypt is of uncertain affinities, but most likely belongs to this group.

In addition, extinct species of the extant genus Chrysichthys are known from the Middle Eocene of Tanzania, suggesting significant diversification by that point.