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Poropanchax

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Poropanchax
Norman's lampeye (P. normani)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Subfamily: Procatopodinae
Tribe: Procatopodini
Genus: Poropanchax
Clausen, 1967
Type species
Aplocheilichthys macrophthalmus, a synonym of P. luxophthalmus

Poropanchax is a genus of small poeciliid fishes native to Africa.[2]

Species

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There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]

A seventh species is recognized by Catalog of Fishes, but not by FishBase where considered a synonym of P. luxophthalmus:

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Propanchax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Poropanchax". FishBase. April 2017 version.