Belonophago
| Belonophago | |
|---|---|
| Belonophago hutsebouti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Distichodontidae |
| Genus: | Giltay, 1929[1] |
| Type species | |
| Belonophago hutsebouti Giltay, 1929[1]
| |
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.[2]
Species
The currently recognized species are:[3]
- Belonophago hutsebouti Giltay, 1929
- Belonophago tinanti Poll, 1939
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Belonophago". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ Lavoué, S.; M.E.Arnegard; D.L. Rabosky; et al. (2017). "Trophic evolution in African citharinoid fishes (Teleostei: Characiformes) and the origin of intraordinal pterygophagy". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 113: 23–32. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.05.001.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Belonophago". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 June 2024.