Poropanchax
Poropanchax is a genus of small poeciliid fishes native to Africa.[2]
| Poropanchax | |
|---|---|
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| Norman's lampeye (P. normani) | |
| Scientific 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 Meinken, 1932[1]  | |
Species
    
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Poropanchax brichardi (Poll, 1971) (Brichard's lampeye)
 - Poropanchax luxophthalmus (Brüning, 1929)
 - Poropanchax myersi (Poll, 1952) (Hummingbird lampeye)
 - Poropanchax normani (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928) (Norman's lampeye)
 - Poropanchax rancureli (Daget, 1965) (Rancurel's lampeye)
 - Poropanchax stigmatopygus Wildekamp & Malumbres, 2004
 
A seventh species is recognized by Catalog of Fishes, but not by FishBase where considered a synonym of P. luxophthalmus:
- Poropanchax hannerzi (Scheel, 1968) (Hannerz' lampeye)
 
References
    
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Propanchax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
 - Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Poropanchax in FishBase. April 2017 version.
 
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