Hylopanchax

Hylopanchax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Hylopanchax
Poll & J. G. Lambert, 1965
Type species
Hypsopanchax silvestris
Poll & J. G. Lambert 1958

Hylopanchax is a genus of poeciliids native to the Congo River Basin and Ivindo River in Middle Africa.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Van der Zee, J.R., Sonnenberg, R. & Schliewen, U.K. (2013): Description of three new species of Hylopanchax Poll & Lambert, 1965 from the central Congo Basin (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae: Procatopodini) with a redefinition of the genus. Zootaxa, 3701 (1): 35–53.
  2. Sonnenberg, R., Friel, J.P. & Van der Zee, J. (2014): Description of Hylopanchax paucisquamatus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), a new lampeye species from the Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo. Zootaxa, 3846 (4): 577–583.
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