''Plataplochilus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
poeciliid
Poeciliidae are a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, molly, platy, and swordtail. The original distribution of the fam ...
fishes native to
Middle Africa
Central Africa ( French: ''Afrique centrale''; Spanish: ''África central''; Portuguese: ''África Central'') is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. Middle Africa is an anal ...
.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Plataplochilus cabindae''
(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– ...
, 1911)
* ''
Plataplochilus chalcopyrus''
J. G. Lambert, 1963 (Flame lampeye)
* ''
Plataplochilus loemensis''
( Pellegrin, 1924) (Loeme lampeye)
* ''
Plataplochilus miltotaenia''
J. G. Lambert, 1963 (Red striped lampeye)
* ''
Plataplochilus mimus''
J. G. Lambert, 1967
* ''
Plataplochilus ngaensis''
( C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Nga lampeye)
* ''
Plataplochilus terveri''
(Huber
Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, especial ...
, 1981) (Terver's lampeye)
References
Poeciliidae
Fish of Africa
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Ernst Ahl
Ray-finned fish genera
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