Poropanchax

Poropanchax
Norman's lampeye (P. normani)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Suborder:	Cyprinodontoidei
Family:	Procatopodidae
Subfamily:	Procatopodinae
Genus:	Poropanchax Clausen, 1967
Type species
Aplocheilichthys macrophthalmus, a synonym of P. luxophthalmus Meinken, 1932

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, 1929)
• Poropanchax myersi (Poll, 1952) (Hummingbird lampeye)
• Poropanchax normani (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928) (Norman's lampeye)
• Poropanchax rancureli (Daget, 1965) (Rancurel's lampeye)
• Poropanchax stigmatopygus Wildekamp & Malumbres, 2004

A seventh species is recognized by Catalog of Fishes, but not by FishBase where considered a synonym of P. luxophthalmus:

• Poropanchax hannerzi (Scheel, 1968) (Hannerz' lampeye)

References

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