Ichthyborus
Sign in to saveIchthyborus is a genus of distichodontid fishes found in tropical Africa. They are piscivores that feed both on (whole) fish and fins of fish.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyDistichodontidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- Family
- Distichodontidae
- Collections
- MNHN, NRM
- Recorded in
- Niger, Congo Kinshasa
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- Parent taxon
- Distichodontidae
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- The fishes of the Nile (Pl. XXI) (6961608427).jpg
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Ichthyborus is a genus of distichodontid fishes found in tropical Africa. They are piscivores that feed both on (whole) fish and fins of fish.
==Species== Ichthyborus contains the following valid species: Ichthyborus besse (de Joannis, 1835) Ichthyborus monodi (Pellegrin, 1927) Ichthyborus ornatus (Boulenger, 1899) Ichthyborus quadrilineatus (Pellegrin, 1904)
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