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Micropanchax

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Micropanchax is a genus of poeciliids native to Africa.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCyprinodontiformes
  5. FamilyPoeciliidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded3,015

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
18
With media
2
Family
Poeciliidae
Collections
NHMUK, USNM, MNHN, CAS, CUMV, ZMUC
Recorded in
Botswana, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Tanzania, Nigeria

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Micropanchax is a genus of poeciliids native to Africa.

==Species== The 13 recognized species in this genus are: Micropanchax antinorii (Vinciguerra, 1883) (black lampeye) Micropanchax bracheti (Berkenkamp, 1983) Micropanchax camerunensis (Radda, 1971) (Cameroon lampeye) Micropanchax ehrichi (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1994) Micropanchax fuelleborni (Ahl, 1924) (Lake Rukwa lampeye) Micropanchax hutereaui (Boulenger, 1913) (mesh-scaled topminnow) Micropanchax johnstoni (Günther, 1894) (Johnston's topminnow) Micropanchax keilhacki (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928) Micropanchax kingii (Boulenger, 1913) Micropanchax loati (Boulenger, 1901) (Nile killifish) Micropanchax pfaffi (Daget, 1954) (Pfaff's lampeye) Micropanchax rudolfianus (Worthington, 1932) (Lake Rudolf lampeye) Micropanchax scheeli (Román, 1971) (Scheel's lampeye)

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