Poropanchax
| Poropanchax | |
|---|---|
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| Norman's lampeye (P. normani) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Subfamily: | Aplocheilichthyinae |
| Genus: | Poropanchax Clausen, 1967 |
Poropanchax is a genus of small poeciliid fishes native to Africa.[1]
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Poropanchax brichardi (Poll, 1971) (Brichard's' lampeye)
- Poropanchax luxophthalmus (Brüning, 1929)
- Poropanchax myersi (Poll, 1952) (Hummingbird lampeye)
- Poropanchax normani (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928) (Norman's lampeye)
- Poropanchax rancureli (Daget, 1965) (Rancurel's lampeye)
- Poropanchax stigmatopygus Wildekamp & Malumbres, 2004
A seventh species is recognized by Catalog of Fishes, but not by FishBase where considered a synonym of P. luxophthalmus:
- Poropanchax hannerzi (Scheel, 1968) (Hannerz' lampeye)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). Species of Poropanchax in FishBase. April 2017 version.
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