''Phago'' is a genus of
distichodontid freshwater fishes found in tropical
West and
Middle Africa. They reach up to in
total length, are slender in their overall shape and have a beak-like snout. They are specialized
fin-eaters, but may on occasion also feed on insects and (whole) fish.
[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. ]
Species
, it consists of the following three species:
* ''
Phago boulengeri
''Phago'' is a genus of Distichodontidae, distichodontid freshwater fishes found in tropical West Africa, West and Middle Africa. They reach up to in total length, are slender in their overall shape and have a beak-like snout. They are specializ ...
''
Schilthuis, 1891
* ''
Phago intermedius''
Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1899
* ''
Phago loricatus''
Günther, 1865 (African pike-characin)
References
Further reading
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Distichodontidae
Fish of Africa
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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