Procatopus

Procatopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cyprinodontiformes
Family:Poeciliidae
Subfamily:Procatopodinae
Genus:Procatopus
Boulenger, 1904

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:[1]

  • Procatopus aberrans C. G. E. Ahl, 1927 (Bluegreen lampeye)
  • Procatopus nototaenia Boulenger, 1904 (Large finned lampeye)
  • Procatopus similis C. G. E. Ahl, 1927 (Variable lampeye)

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). Species of Procatopus in FishBase. April 2017 version.


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