Phago is a genus of distichodontid freshwater fishes found in tropical West and Middle Africa. They reach up to 17 cm (6.7 in) in total length, are slender in their overall shape and have a beak-like snout. They are specialized fin-eaters, but may on occasion also feed on insects and (whole) fish.[2][3]
| Phago | |
|---|---|
 | |
| P. loricatus, P. intermedius, and P. boulengeri. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Distichodontidae |
| Genus: | Phago Günther, 1865[1] |
| Type species | |
| Phago loricatus Günther, 1865 | |
Species
As of 2017[update], it consists of the following three species:[4]
- Phago boulengeri Schilthuis, 1891[5]
- Phago intermedius Boulenger, 1899
- Phago loricatus Günther, 1865[1] (African pike-characin)
References
Further reading
- Boulenger, G. A. (1901). "Phago". Les poissons du basin du Congo. Bruxelles: État Indépendant du Congo. pp. 177–179; Pl. 8, Fig. 3.
{{cite book}}: External link in|postscript= - Boulenger, George Albert (1909). "Phago". Catalogue of the Fresh-water Fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 1. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 246–249.