Citharinidae
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  in length and weighing up to . They are filter feeders. Genera
The family contains three genera:
Citharidium (monotypic)
Citharinops (monotypic)
Citharinus (6 species)

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Ray-finned fish families
Taxa named by Albert Günther