Procatopodinae is a

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of the

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Poeciliidae The Poeciliidae are a family of freshwater fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, molly, platy, and swordtail. The original distribution of the family was t ...

, the "livebearers", in the

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Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontiformes is an order (biology), order of Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish, comprising mostly small, freshwater fish. Many popular aquarium fish, such as killifish and Poeciliidae, live-bearers, are included. They are closely related t ...

. Some authorities treat this subfamily as a family, the Procatopodidae, including the banded lampeye. Abstract

Subdivisions

The subfamily Procatopodinae is divided into two tribes and 11

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: * Tribe

Fluviphylacini ''Fluviphylax'' is a genus of tiny poeciliids native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin, and Oyapock Basin in South America. Species Five recognized species are placed in this genus: * ''Fluviphylax obscurus'' W. J. E. M. Costa, 1996 * ''Fluvip ...

Roberts, 1970 ** ''

Fluviphylax ''Fluviphylax'' is a genus of tiny poeciliids native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin, and Oyapock Basin in South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a ...

'' Whitley, 1920 * Tribe Procatopodini Fowler, 1916 ** '' Aapticheilichthys'' Huber, 2011 ** ''

Micropanchax ''Micropanchax'' is a genus of poeciliids native to Africa. Species The 13 recognized species in this genus are: * ''Micropanchax antinorii'' (Vinciguerra, 1883) (black lampeye) * ''Micropanchax bracheti'' (Heinz Otto Berkenkamp, Berkenkamp, 19 ...

'' Myers, 1924 ** ''

Lacustricola ''Lacustricola'' is a genus of poeciliids native to East Africa, East, Southern Africa, Southern and Middle Africa. Species There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus: * ''Lacustricola atripinna'' (Georg Johann Pfeffer, Pfeffer, 18 ...

'' Myers, 1924 ** ''

Poropanchax ''Poropanchax'' is a genus of small poeciliid fishes native to Africa. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * ''Poropanchax brichardi '' (Poll, 1971) (Brichard's lampeye) * ''Poropanchax luxophthalmus'' ( Brüning, ...

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, 1967 ** '' Platypanchax'' Ahl, 1928 ** ''

Lamprichthys The Tanganyika killifish (''Lamprichthys tanganicanus'') is a species of poeciliid endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it forms large schools, mainly close to rocky shores but also pelagically off shore. This species grows to a length of SL. It ...

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1911 ** ''

Pantanodon ''Pantanodon'' is a genus of poeciliids native to East Africa and Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an ...

'' Myers, 1955 ** '' Hypsopanchax'' Myers, 1924 ** ''

Procatopus ''Procatopus'' is a genus of poeciliid fishes native to tropical freshwater habitats in Cameroon and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Re ...

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, 1904 ** '' Plataplochilus'' Ahl, 1928 ** ''

Rhexipanchax ''Rhexipanchax'' is a genus of poeciliid fishes native to tropical West Africa. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''Rhexipanchax kabae'' ( Daget, 1962) * ''Rhexipanchax lamberti'' ( Daget, 1962) (Lambert's lampe ...

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, 1999

References

{{Taxonbar, From = Q1229258 Poeciliidae Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler