''Eugnathichthys'' is a genus of
distichodontid fishes found in the
Congo basin
The Congo Basin (french: Bassin du Congo) is the sedimentary basin of the Congo River. The Congo Basin is located in Central Africa, in a region known as west equatorial Africa. The Congo Basin region is sometimes known simply as the Congo. It con ...
in Africa. They are specialized predators that
feed on the fins of other fish.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
[
* '' Eugnathichthys eetveldii'' ]Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1898
* '' Eugnathichthys macroterolepis'' Boulenger, 1899
* '' Eugnathichthys virgatus'' Stiassny, Denton & Monsembula Iyaba, 2013[Stiassny, M.L.J., Denton, J.S.S. & Monsembula Iyaba, R.J.C. (2013)]
A new ectoparasitic distichodontid of the genus ''Eugnathichthys'' (Characiformes: Citharinoidei) from the Congo basin of central Africa, with a molecular phylogeny for the genus.
''Zootaxa, 3693 (4): 479–490.''
References
Distichodontidae
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
Fish of Africa
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