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Eugnathichthys

Summary

Eugnathichthys is a genus of distichodontid fishes found in the Congo basin in Africa. They are specialized predators that feed on the fins of other fish.[1]

Eugnathichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae
Genus: Eugnathichthys
Boulenger, 1898
Type species
Eugnathichthys eetveldii
Boulenger, 1898

Species edit

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2][3]

  • Eugnathichthys eetveldii Boulenger, 1898
  • Eugnathichthys macroterolepis Boulenger, 1899
  • Eugnathichthys virgatus Stiassny, Denton & Monsembula Iyaba, 2013[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Stiassny, M.L.; Denton, J.S.; Iyaba, R.J. (2013). A new ectoparasitic distichodontid of the genus Eugnathichthys (Characiformes: Citharinoidei) from the Congo basin of central Africa, with a molecular phylogeny for the genus. Zootaxa. 3693(4): 479-490. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3693.4.4
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Eugnathichthys in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ^ a b Stiassny, M.L.J., Denton, J.S.S. & Monsembula Iyaba, R.J.C. (2013): A new ectoparasitic distichodontid of the genus Eugnathichthys (Characiformes: Citharinoidei) from the Congo basin of central Africa, with a molecular phylogeny for the genus. Zootaxa, 3693 (4): 479–490.