Phago Explained

Phago is a genus of distichodontid freshwater fishes in tropical West and Middle Africa. They grow to in total length, are slender in their overall shape and have a beak-like snout. They are specialized fin-eaters which sometimes eat insects and whole fish.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Phago consists of three species:

• Phago boulengeri Schilthuis, 1891
• Phago intermedius Boulenger, 1899
• Phago loricatus Günther, 1865 (African pike-characin)

Further reading

• Book: Boulenger. G. A.. Les poissons du basin du Congo. 1901. État Indépendant du Congo. Bruxelles. 177–179. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16327295. Phago.

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• Book: Boulenger. George Albert. Catalogue of the Fresh-water Fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). 1909. Taylor and Francis. London. 246–249. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39211531. Phago. 1.

Notes and References

1. OPEFE (2012). Genus Phago. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
2. Lavoué, S.; M.E.Arnegard; D.L. Rabosky; P.B. McIntyre; D. Arcila; R.P. Vari; M. Nishida (2017). Trophic evolution in African citharinoid fishes (Teleostei: Characiformes) and the origin of intraordinal pterygophagy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 113: 23-32.