Procatopus
Procatopus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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]
- C. G. E. Ahl, 1927 (Bluegreen lampeye)
- Boulenger, 1904 (Large finned lampeye)
- C. G. E. Ahl, 1927 (Variable lampeye)
References[]
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Procatopus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Procatopus in FishBase. April 2017 version.
Categories:
- Poeciliidae
- Freshwater fish of Africa
- Freshwater fish genera
- Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
- Ray-finned fish genera
- Cyprinodontiformes stubs