Biology:Poropanchax

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Poropanchax
Poropanchax normani.jpg
Norman's lampeye (P. normani)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Subfamily: Procatopodinae
Tribe: Procatopodini
Genus: Poropanchax
Clausen, 1967
Type species
Aplocheilichthys macrophthalmus, a synonym of P. luxophthalmus
Meinken, 1932[1]

Poropanchax is a genus of small poeciliid fishes native to Africa.[2]

Species

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

  • Poropanchax brichardi (Poll, 1971) (Brichard's lampeye)
  • Poropanchax luxophthalmus (Brüning, 1929)
  • Poropanchax myersi (Poll, 1952) (Hummingbird lampeye)
  • Poropanchax normani (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928) (Norman's lampeye)
  • Poropanchax rancureli (Daget, 1965) (Rancurel's lampeye)
  • Poropanchax stigmatopygus Wildekamp & Malumbres, 2004

A seventh species is recognized by Catalog of Fishes, but not by FishBase where considered a synonym of P. luxophthalmus:

  • Poropanchax hannerzi (Scheel, 1968) (Hannerz' lampeye)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Propanchax". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=9186. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Poropanchax in FishBase. April 2017 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3544810 entry