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Plataplochilus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Poeciliidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cyprinodontiformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Subfamily
  
Procatopodinae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Pantanodon, Fluviphylax, Procatopus, Cyprinodontiformes, Poropanchax

Plataplochilus ngaensis


Plataplochilus is a genus of poeciliid fishes native to Middle Africa.

Contents

Plataplochilus miltotaenia ebt96 24


Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

  • Plataplochilus cabindae (Boulenger, 1911)
  • Plataplochilus chalcopyrus J. G. Lambert, 1963 (Flame lampeye)
  • Plataplochilus loemensis (Pellegrin, 1924) (Loeme lampeye)
  • Plataplochilus miltotaenia J. G. Lambert, 1963 (Red striped lampeye)
  • Plataplochilus mimus J. G. Lambert, 1967 (Mimic lampeye)
  • Plataplochilus ngaensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Nga lampeye)
  • Plataplochilus pulcher J. G. Lambert, 1967
  • Plataplochilus terveri (Huber, 1981) (Terver's lampeye)
  • References

    Plataplochilus Wikipedia