''Rhexipanchax'' 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 tropical
West Africa
West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations geoscheme for Africa#Western Africa, United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Gha ...
.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Rhexipanchax kabae''
( Daget, 1962)
* ''
Rhexipanchax lamberti''
( Daget, 1962) (Lambert's lampeye)
* ''
Rhexipanchax nimbaensis''
( Daget, 1948) (Mt. Nimba lampeye)
* ''
Rhexipanchax schioetzi''
( Scheel, 1968) (Schiötz' lampeye)
References
Poeciliidae
*
Freshwater fish genera
Ray-finned fish genera
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