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Belonophago

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Belonophago is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in the Congo River basin in Africa. They are specialized fin-eaters.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCharaciformes
  5. FamilyDistichodontidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Specimen records
7
Family
Citharinidae
Collections
NRM
Recorded in
Congo Kinshasa

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Belonophago is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in the Congo River basin in Africa. They are specialized fin-eaters.

==Species== The currently recognized species are: Belonophago hutsebouti Giltay, 1929 Belonophago tinanti Poll, 1939

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