Paraphago

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

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. 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.
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.