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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae Poeciliids
Subfamily: Procatopodinae
Genus: Plataplochilus

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Plataplochilus cabindae
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Plataplochilus chalcopyrus
[Flame lampeye]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Plataplochilus loemensis (Pellegrin, 1924)

Photo by RMCA
 
Plataplochilus loemensis
[Loeme lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Plataplochilus miltotaenia
[Red striped lampeye]

Photo by Noren, M.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Plataplochilus ngaensis (Ahl, 1924)

Photo by Noren, M.
 
Plataplochilus ngaensis
[Nga lampeye]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Plataplochilus terveri (Huber, 1981)

Photo by Terceira, A.C.
 
Plataplochilus terveri
[Terver's lampeye]
6 Species of Family Poeciliidae with Genus Plataplochilus
(Poeciliids)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1911 Plataplochilus cabindae Africa 5 TL
1963 Plataplochilus chalcopyrus Flame lampeye Africa 3.1 SL
1924 Plataplochilus loemensis Loeme lampeye Africa 6 TL
1963 Plataplochilus miltotaenia Red striped lampeye Africa 5 TL
1924 Plataplochilus ngaensis Nga lampeye Africa 5 TL
1981 Plataplochilus terveri Terver's lampeye Africa 5.5 TL



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