Belonophago
Appearance
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 |
Belonophago is a small genus of distichodontid freshwater fish found in Middle Africa. They are specialized fin-eaters.[1]
Species
[edit]The currently recognized species are:[2]
- Belonophago hutsebouti Giltay, 1929
- Belonophago tinanti Poll, 1939
References
[edit]- ^ 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Belonophago". FishBase. October 2018 version.