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Nannocharax

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Nannocharax
Nannocharax niloticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae
Genus: Nannocharax
Günther, 1867
Type species
Nannocharax fasciatus
Günther, 1867
Synonyms
  • Lepinannocharax Fowler, 1936

Nannocharax is a genus of distichodontid freshwater fishes found in Africa.

Species

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There are currently 30 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ Jerep, F.C., Vari, R.P. & Vreven, E. (2014): Nannocharax dageti, a new distichodontid from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Teleostei: Characiformes). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (4) [2013]: 361-369.
  2. ^ Jerep, F.C. & Vari, R.P. (2014): New Species of Nannocharax (Characiformes: Distichodontidae) from the Northwestern Congo River Basin, with an Appraisal of Hemigrammocharax. Copeia, 2014 (1): 44–49.