Phago
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| Phago | |
|---|---|
| File:Phago loricatus intermedius boulengeri Boulenger 1909.png | |
| P. loricatus, P. intermedius, and P. boulengeri. | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Distichodontidae |
| Genus: | Phago Günther, 1865[1] |
| Type species | |
| Phago loricatus Günther, 1865
| |
Phago is a genus of distichodontid freshwater fishes in tropical West and Middle Africa. They grow to 17 cm (6.7 in) in total length, are slender in their overall shape and have a beak-like snout. They are specialized fin-eaters which sometimes eat insects and whole fish.[2][3]
Species
[edit | edit source]Phago consists of three species:[4]
- Phago boulengeri Schilthuis, 1891[5]
- Phago intermedius Boulenger, 1899
- Phago loricatus Günther, 1865[1] (African pike-characin)
References
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- ^ OPEFE (2012). Genus Phago. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Lavoué, S.; M.E.Arnegard; D.L. Rabosky; P.B. McIntyre; D. Arcila; R.P. Vari; M. Nishida (2017). Trophic evolution in African citharinoid fishes (Teleostei: Characiformes) and the origin of intraordinal pterygophagy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 113: 23-32. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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Further reading
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