Belonophago
Belonophago is a small genus of distichodontid freshwater fish found in Middle Africa. They are specialized fin-eaters.[1]
| Belonophago | |
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| Belonophago hutsebouti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Distichodontidae |
| Genus: | Belonophago Giltay, 1929 |
Species
The currently recognized species are:[2]
- Belonophago hutsebouti Giltay, 1929
- Belonophago tinanti Poll, 1939
References
- Lavoué, S.; M.E.Arnegard; D.L. Rabosky; P.B. McIntyre; D. Arcila; R.P. Vari; M. Nishida (2017). Trophic evolution in African citharinoid fishes (Teleostei: Characiformes) and the origin of intraordinal pterygophagy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 113: 23-32. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.05.001
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Belonophago in FishBase. October 2018 version.
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