Belonophago is a small genus of distichodontid freshwater fish found in Middle Africa. They are specialized fin-eaters.[1]

Belonophago
Belonophago hutsebouti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae
Genus: Belonophago
Giltay, 1929

Species

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The currently recognized species are:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lavoué, S.; M.E.Arnegard; D.L. Rabosky; P.B. McIntyre; D. Arcila; R.P. Vari; M. Nishida (2017). Trophic evolution in African citharinoid fishes (Teleostei: Characiformes) and the origin of intraordinal pterygophagy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 113: 23-32. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.05.001
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Belonophago". FishBase. October 2018 version.