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Procatopus

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Procatopus is a genus of poeciliid fishes native to tropical freshwater habitats in Cameroon and Nigeria.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCyprinodontiformes
  5. FamilyPoeciliidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded933

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
66
Family
Poeciliidae
Collections
CUMV, USNM, MCZ
Recorded in
Cameroon

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Procatopodinae
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taxon name
Procatopus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Procatopus
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Encyclopedic overview

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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: 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)

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