Belonophago
Belonophago | |
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Belonophago hutsebouti | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Genus: | Belonophago , 1929
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Belonophago is a small genus of distichodontid freshwater fish found in Middle Africa. They are specialized fin-eaters.[1]
Species[]
The currently recognized species are:[2]
- , 1929
- 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.
Categories:
- Distichodontidae
- Fish of Africa
- Characiformes stubs