Hylopanchax Explained

Hylopanchax is a genus of poeciliids native to the Congo River Basin and Ivindo River in Middle Africa.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

• Hylopanchax leki van der Zee, Sonnenberg & Schliewen, 2013^[1]
• Hylopanchax moke van der Zee, Sonnenberg & Schliewen, 2013^[1]
• Hylopanchax multisquamatus Bragança, van der Zee, Sonnenberg & Vreven, 2020^[2]
• Hylopanchax ndeko van der Zee, Sonnenberg & Schliewen, 2013^[1]
• Hylopanchax paucisquamatus Sonnenberg, Friel & van der Zee, 2014^[3]
• Hylopanchax silvestris Poll & J. G. Lambert, 1958
• Hylopanchax stictopleuron Fowler, 1949 (Blue lampeye)
• Hylopanchax thysi Bragança, van der Zee, Sonnenberg & Vreven, 2020^[2]

Notes and References

1. Van der Zee, J.R., Sonnenberg, R. & Schliewen, U.K. (2013): Description of three new species of Hylopanchax Poll & Lambert, 1965 from the central Congo Basin (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae: Procatopodini) with a redefinition of the genus. Zootaxa, 3701 (1): 35–53.
2. Bragança, P. H. N., Van der Zee, J. R., Sonnenberg, R., & Vreven, E. J. W. M. N. (2020). Description of two new miniature species of Hylopanchax Poll & Lambert, 1965 (Cyprinodontiformes: Procatopodidae) from northeastern Gabon, with an updated diagnosis of the genus based on morphology, colouration and osteology. Journal of Fish Biology. doi:10.1111/jfb.14606
3. Sonnenberg, R., Friel, J.P. & Van der Zee, J. (2014): Description of Hylopanchax paucisquamatus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), a new lampeye species from the Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo. Zootaxa, 3846 (4): 577–583.