''Procatopus'' is a
genus
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of
poeciliid
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 ...
fishes native to tropical freshwater habitats in
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
and
Nigeria
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.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Procatopus aberrans''
C. G. E. Ahl, 1927 (Bluegreen lampeye)
* ''
Procatopus nototaenia''
Boulenger, 1904 (Large finned lampeye)
* ''
Procatopus similis''
C. G. E. Ahl, 1927 (Variable lampeye)
References
Poeciliidae
Freshwater fish of Africa
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
Ray-finned fish genera
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