Biology:Procatopus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Procatopus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Subfamily: Procatopodinae
Tribe: Procatopodini
Genus: Procatopus
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". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=5166. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Procatopus in FishBase. April 2017 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3544874 entry