Paraphago

Paraphago
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Distichodontidae
Genus:	Paraphago ; Boulenger, 1899
Species:	P. rostratus
Binomial name
	Paraphago rostratus; Boulenger, 1899

Last updated October 05, 2025

Paraphago is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The only species in this genus is Paraphago rostratus .^[2] A species endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[1]

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paraphago rostratus". FishBase . October 2011 version.

1 2 Moelants, T. (2010). "Paraphago rostratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T182180A7824906. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182180A7824906.en . Retrieved 18 May 2025.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paraphago". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 18 May 2025.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Moelants, T. (2010). "Paraphago rostratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T182180A7824906. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182180A7824906.en . Retrieved 18 May 2025.

[Cof_genus-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paraphago". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 18 May 2025.

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Paraphago

Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Distichodontidae
Genus:	Paraphago Boulenger, 1899
Species:	P. rostratus
Binomial name
*Paraphago rostratus* Boulenger, 1899