''Callopanchax'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
African rivulines
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
, as the name indicates, to
Africa
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. Some of these species are popular
aquarium fish.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Callopanchax huwaldi
''Callopanchax'' is a genus of African rivulines endemic, as the name indicates, to Africa. Some of these species are popular aquarium fish.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* '' Callopanchax huwaldi'' ( Ber ...
''
( Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1980)
* ''
Callopanchax monroviae
''Callopanchax'' is a genus of African rivulines endemic, as the name indicates, to Africa. Some of these species are popular aquarium fish.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''Callopanchax huwaldi'' ( Berk ...
''
( Roloff & Ladiges, 1972)
* ''
Callopanchax occidentalis
''Callopanchax occidentalis'' is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Sierra Leone and western Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bo ...
''
( Clausen, 1966) (Golden pheasant panchax)
* ''
Callopanchax sidibeorum
''Callopanchax'' is a genus of African rivulines endemic, as the name indicates, to Africa. Some of these species are popular aquarium fish.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''Callopanchax huwaldi'' ( Berk ...
''
Sonnenberg & Busch, 2010
* ''
Callopanchax toddi
''Callopanchax'' is a genus of African rivulines endemic, as the name indicates, to Africa. Some of these species are popular aquarium fish.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''Callopanchax huwaldi'' ( Berk ...
''
( Clausen, 1966)
References
Nothobranchiidae
Fish of Africa
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by George S. Myers
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