''Rhexipanchax'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 t ...
fishes native to tropical
West Africa
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.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Rhexipanchax kabae''
( Daget, 1962)
* ''
Rhexipanchax lamberti''
( Daget, 1962) (Lambert's lampeye)
* ''
Rhexipanchax nimbaensis''
( Daget, 1948) (Mt. Nimba lampeye)
* ''
Rhexipanchax schioetzi''
( Scheel, 1968) (Schiötz' lampeye)
References
Poeciliidae
*
Freshwater fish genera
Ray-finned fish genera
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