Plataplochilus
Plataplochilus is a genus of poeciliid fishes native to Middle Africa.
| Plataplochilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Subfamily: | Procatopodinae |
| Tribe: | Procatopodini |
| Genus: | Plataplochilus C. G. E. Ahl, 1928 |
| Type species | |
| Haplochilichthys ngaensis C. G. E. Ahl, 1924 | |
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Plataplochilus cabindae (Boulenger, 1911)
- Plataplochilus chalcopyrus J. G. Lambert, 1963 (Flame lampeye)
- Plataplochilus loemensis (Pellegrin, 1924) (Loeme lampeye)
- Plataplochilus miltotaenia J. G. Lambert, 1963 (Red striped lampeye)
- Plataplochilus mimus J. G. Lambert, 1967
- Plataplochilus ngaensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Nga lampeye)
- Plataplochilus terveri (Huber, 1981) (Terver's lampeye)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Plataplochilus in FishBase. April 2017 version.
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