Procatopus

Procatopus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Suborder: Cyprinodontoidei
Family: Procatopodidae
Subfamily: Procatopodinae
Genus:
Boulenger, 1904
Type species
Procatopus nototaenia
Boulenger 1904[1]

Procatopus is a genus of poeciliid fishes native to tropical freshwater habitats in Cameroon and Nigeria.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Procatopus aberrans C. G. E. Ahl, 1927 (Bluegreen lampeye)
  • Procatopus nototaenia Boulenger, 1904 (Large finned lampeye)
  • Procatopus similis C. G. E. Ahl, 1927 (Variable lampeye)

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Procatopus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Procatopus". FishBase. April 2017 version.


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