Biology:Procatopus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Procatopus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Procatopus in FishBase. April 2017 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3544874 entry
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