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Subfamily: Procatopodinae


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78 species (see list below)

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Photo by Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Photo by Musschoot, T.
 
Aapticheilichthys websteri
[]

Photo by Greco, F.M.

Africa
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Photo by Greco, F.M.
 
Congopanchax brichardi
[Brichard's lampeye]

Photo by Hellner, S

Africa
Max. Length 2.3 cm TL
Photo by Hellner, S
 
Congopanchax myersi
[Hummingbird lampeye]

Photo by Schliewen, U.

Africa
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Photo by Schliewen, U.
 
Hylopanchax leki
[]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Africa
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Photo by Terceira, A.C.
 
Hylopanchax moke
[]

Photo by Chirio, L.

Africa
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Photo by Chirio, L.
 
Hylopanchax multisquamatus
[]

Photo by Schliewen, L.

Africa
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Photo by Schliewen, L.
 
Hylopanchax ndeko
[]

Photo by Sonnenberg, R.

Africa
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
Photo by Sonnenberg, R.
 
Hylopanchax paucisquamatus
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Photo by RMCA
 
Hylopanchax silvestris
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Hylopanchax stictopleuron
[Blue lampeye]

Photo by Chirio, L.

Africa
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Photo by Chirio, L.
 
Hylopanchax thysi
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Photo by RMCA
 
Hypsopanchax catenatus
[Chain lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Hypsopanchax jobaerti
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Hypsopanchax jubbi
[Southern deepbody]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Photo by RMCA
 
Hypsopanchax platysternus
[Zaire lampeye]

Photo by Van der Zee, J.R.

Africa
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
Photo by Van der Zee, J.R.
 
Hypsopanchax stiassnyae
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Photo by RMCA
 
Hypsopanchax zebra
[Zebra lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Laciris pelagica
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Lacustricola atripinna
[]

Photo by Grimm, M.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Photo by Grimm, M.
 
Lacustricola bukobanus
[Bukoba lampeye]

Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 3.3 cm TL
Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Lacustricola centralis
[Cental east african lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Lacustricola chobensis
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Photo by JJPhoto
 
Lacustricola hutereaui
[Meshscaled topminnow]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Lacustricola jeanneli
[Omo lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Lacustricola kassenjiensis
[Kasenye lampeye]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Lacustricola katangae
[Striped topminnow]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Lacustricola kongoranensis
[Kongoro lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Lacustricola lacustris
[Kibiti Lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Lacustricola lualabaensis
[Lualaba lampeye]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Lacustricola macrurus
[Big tailed lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Lacustricola maculatus
[Spotted lampeye]

Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 3.9 cm TL
Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Lacustricola matthesi
[Saisi lampeye]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Lacustricola mediolateralis
[]

Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Lacustricola moeruensis
[Moero lampeye]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Lacustricola myaposae
[Natal topminnow]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Lacustricola nigrolateralis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
 
Lacustricola nitida
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Lacustricola omoculatus
[Ruaha lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
 
Lacustricola petnehazyi
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Lacustricola pumilus
[Tanganyika lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
 
Lacustricola pygmaeus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Lacustricola usanguensis
[Usangu lampeye]

Photo by Grimm, M.

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Photo by Grimm, M.
 
Lacustricola vitschumbaensis
[Bitschumbi lampeye]

Photo by Melandri, G.

Africa
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Photo by Melandri, G.
 
Lamprichthys tanganicanus
[Tanganyika killifish]

Photo by Grimm, M.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Photo by Grimm, M.
 
Micropanchax antinorii
[Black lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Micropanchax bracheti
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Micropanchax camerunensis
[Cameroon lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Micropanchax ehrichi
[]

Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Micropanchax fuelleborni
[Lake Rukwa lampeye]

Photo by Gratwicke, B.

Africa
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Photo by Gratwicke, B.
 
Micropanchax johnstoni
[Johnston's topminnow]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Micropanchax keilhacki
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Micropanchax kingii
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Photo by JJPhoto
 
Micropanchax loati
[Nile killifish]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Micropanchax pfaffi
[Pfaff's lampeye]

Photo by KMFRI

Africa
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Photo by KMFRI
 
Micropanchax rudolfianus
[Lake Rudolf lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Plataplochilus cabindae
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Plataplochilus chalcopyrus
[Flame lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Plataplochilus eliasi
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Photo by RMCA
 
Plataplochilus loemensis
[Loeme lampeye]

Photo by Hellner, S

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Photo by Hellner, S
 
Plataplochilus miltotaenia
[Red striped lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
 
Plataplochilus mimus
[]

Photo by Noren, M.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Photo by Noren, M.
 
Plataplochilus ngaensis
[Nga lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Plataplochilus pulcher
[]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Photo by Terceira, A.C.
 
Plataplochilus terveri
[Terver's lampeye]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Photo by Terceira, A.C.
 
Platypanchax modestus
[Ruwenzori lampeye]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Photo by RMCA
 
Poropanchax luxophthalmus
[]

Photo by Broad, C.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Photo by Broad, C.
 
Poropanchax normani
[Norman's lampeye]

Photo by Van der Zee et al., 2019

Africa
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
Photo by Van der Zee et al., 2019
 
Poropanchax pepo
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Poropanchax rancureli
[Rancurel's lampeye]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Poropanchax scheeli
[Scheel's lampeye]
No picture found
West Africa.
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Poropanchax stigmatopygus
[]

Photo by Schmaus, G.

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Photo by Schmaus, G.
 
Procatopus aberrans
[Bluegreen lampeye]

Photo by Calypso Photolibrary

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Photo by Calypso Photolibrary
 
Procatopus nototaenia
[Large finned lampeye]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Photo by Terceira, A.C.
 
Procatopus similis
[Variable lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Rhexipanchax kabae
[]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Photo by Terceira, A.C.
 
Rhexipanchax lamberti
[Lambert's lampeye]

Photo by Van der Zee, J.R.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Photo by Van der Zee, J.R.
 
Rhexipanchax nimbaensis
[Mt. Nimba lampeye]

Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Photo by Mody, K.
 
Rhexipanchax schiotzi
[Schiøtz' lampeye]
78 Species of Family Procatopodidae
(African lampeyes)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Aapticheilichthys websteri Africa 3.1 SL
Congopanchax brichardi Brichard's lampeye Africa 3 TL
Congopanchax myersi Hummingbird lampeye Africa 2.3 TL
Hylopanchax leki Africa 2.9 SL
Hylopanchax moke Africa 2.1 SL
Hylopanchax multisquamatus Africa 2.3 SL
Hylopanchax ndeko Africa 3 SL
Hylopanchax paucisquamatus Africa 2.6 SL
Hylopanchax silvestris Africa 4 SL
Hylopanchax stictopleuron Blue lampeye Africa 3.5 TL
Hylopanchax thysi Africa 2.3 SL
Hypsopanchax catenatus Chain lampeye Africa 6 TL
Hypsopanchax jobaerti Africa 4.5 TL
Hypsopanchax jubbi Southern deepbody Africa 5 TL
Hypsopanchax platysternus Zaire lampeye Africa 5.5 TL
Hypsopanchax stiassnyae Africa 3.0 SL
Hypsopanchax zebra Zebra lampeye Africa 5.5 TL
Laciris pelagica Africa 8 TL
Lacustricola atripinna Africa 3.8 TL
Lacustricola bukobanus Bukoba lampeye Africa 5 TL
Lacustricola centralis Cental east african lampeye Africa 3.3 TL
Lacustricola chobensis Africa 2.4 SL
Lacustricola hutereaui Meshscaled topminnow Africa 3.5 TL
Lacustricola jeanneli Omo lampeye Africa 3.5 TL
Lacustricola kassenjiensis Kasenye lampeye Africa 3.5 TL
Lacustricola katangae Striped topminnow Africa 5 TL
Lacustricola kongoranensis Kongoro lampeye Africa 4 TL
Lacustricola lacustris Kibiti Lampeye Africa 4 TL
Lacustricola lualabaensis Lualaba lampeye Africa 4 TL
Lacustricola macrurus Big tailed lampeye Africa 5 TL
Lacustricola maculatus Spotted lampeye Africa 3.5 TL
Lacustricola matthesi Saisi lampeye Africa 3.9 TL
Lacustricola mediolateralis Africa 5 TL
Lacustricola moeruensis Moero lampeye Africa 4 TL
Lacustricola myaposae Natal topminnow Africa 5.5 TL
Lacustricola nigrolateralis Africa 4 TL
Lacustricola nitida Africa 3.0 SL
Lacustricola omoculatus Ruaha lampeye Africa 3.5 TL
Lacustricola petnehazyi Africa 1.9 SL
Lacustricola pumilus Tanganyika lampeye Africa 5.5 TL
Lacustricola pygmaeus Africa 2.1 SL
Lacustricola usanguensis Usangu lampeye Africa 3 TL
Lacustricola vitschumbaensis Bitschumbi lampeye Africa 5.5 TL
Lamprichthys tanganicanus Tanganyika killifish Africa 15 SL
Micropanchax antinorii Black lampeye Africa 4.5 TL
Micropanchax bracheti Africa 4 TL
Micropanchax camerunensis Cameroon lampeye Africa 3 TL
Micropanchax ehrichi Africa 4 TL
Micropanchax fuelleborni Lake Rukwa lampeye Africa 3.5 TL
Micropanchax johnstoni Johnston's topminnow Africa 8.5 TL
Micropanchax keilhacki Africa 2.5 TL
Micropanchax kingii Africa 4 TL
Micropanchax loati Nile killifish Africa 4 TL
Micropanchax pfaffi Pfaff's lampeye Africa 3.5 TL
Micropanchax rudolfianus Lake Rudolf lampeye Africa 3 TL
Plataplochilus cabindae Africa 5 TL
Plataplochilus chalcopyrus Flame lampeye Africa 3.1 SL
Plataplochilus eliasi Africa 4.1 SL
Plataplochilus loemensis Loeme lampeye Africa 6 TL
Plataplochilus miltotaenia Red striped lampeye Africa 5 TL
Plataplochilus mimus Africa 2.9 SL
Plataplochilus ngaensis Nga lampeye Africa 5 TL
Plataplochilus pulcher Africa 3.5 SL
Plataplochilus terveri Terver's lampeye Africa 5.5 TL
Platypanchax modestus Ruwenzori lampeye Africa 6 TL
Poropanchax luxophthalmus Africa 4 TL
Poropanchax normani Norman's lampeye Africa 4.5 TL
Poropanchax pepo Africa 3.0 SL
Poropanchax rancureli Rancurel's lampeye Africa 5 TL
Poropanchax scheeli Scheel's lampeye Africa 4 TL
Poropanchax stigmatopygus West Africa. 2.4 SL
Procatopus aberrans Bluegreen lampeye Africa 5.5 TL
Procatopus nototaenia Large finned lampeye Africa 6 TL
Procatopus similis Variable lampeye Africa 6 TL
Rhexipanchax kabae Africa 4.5 TL
Rhexipanchax lamberti Lambert's lampeye Africa 4.5 TL
Rhexipanchax nimbaensis Mt. Nimba lampeye Africa 4.5 TL
Rhexipanchax schiotzi Schiøtz' lampeye Africa 4 TL



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