Xenocharax

Xenocharax is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Distichodontidae found in the Congo River Basin in Middle Africa.[1][2]

Xenocharax
Xenocharax spilurus
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Xenocharax

Günther, 1867

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. Ibala Zamba, A., Mamonekene, V., Vreven, E. & Stiassny, M.L.J. (2016): Rehabilitation of Xenocharax crassus (Teleostei: Distichodontidae), a species endemic to the Congo basin in central Africa. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 347-354.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Xenocharax in FishBase. October 2018 version.


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