Xenocharax

Xenocharax
Xenocharax spilurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae
Genus:
Günther, 1867
Type species
Xenocharax spilurus
Günther, 1867

Xenocharax is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Distichodontidae found in the Congo River Basin in Middle Africa.[1][2]

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ibala Zamba, A., Mamonekene, V., Vreven, E. & Stiassny, M.L.J. (2016): Rehabilitation of Xenocharax crassus (Teleostei: Distichodontidae), a species endemic to the Congo basin in central Africa. Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 347-354.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Xenocharax". FishBase. October 2018 version.


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