Belonophago

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

Last updated June 04, 2025

Belonophago is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in the Congo River basin in Africa. They are specialized fin-eaters.^[2]

Species

The currently recognized species are:^[3]

Belonophago hutsebouti Giltay, 1929
Belonophago tinanti Poll, 1939

References

1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Belonophago". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ Lavoué, S.; M.E.Arnegard; D.L. Rabosky; et al. (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.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Belonophago". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Belonophago". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 June 2025.

[Lavoue2018-2] Lavoué, S.; M.E.Arnegard; D.L. Rabosky; et al. (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.

[Cof_genus-3] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Belonophago". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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