Mesoborus

Mesoborus crocodilus is a species of distichodontid fish found in the Congo River Basin in Middle Africa. It is the only member of its genus. It reaches up to 25 cm (9.8 in) in standard length.[1] It is a specialized fish-eater (not a fin-eater, as some of the relatives).[2]

Mesoborus crocodilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae
Genus: Mesoborus
Pellegrin, 1900
Species:
M. crocodilus
Binomial name
Mesoborus crocodilus
Pellegrin, 1900

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Mesoborus crocodilus" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
  2. 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


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