Xenocharax
Appearance
Xenocharax | |
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Xenocharax spilurus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Distichodontidae |
Genus: | Xenocharax Günther, 1867 |
Xenocharax is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Distichodontidae found in the Congo River Basin in Middle Africa.[1][2]
Species
[edit]There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Xenocharax crassus Pellegrin, 1900
- Xenocharax spilurus Günther, 1867
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ibala Zamba, A., Mamonekene, V., Vreven, E. & Stiassny, M.L.J. (2016): Rehabilitation of Xenocharax crassus (Teleostei: Distichodontidae), a species endemic to the Congo basin in central Africa. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 347-354.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Xenocharax". FishBase. October 2018 version.