Plataplochilus

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

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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.

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)

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