Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes
Familia: Distichodontidae
Genus: Eugnathichthys
Species: E. eetveldii – E. macroterolepis – E. virgatus
Name
Eugnathichthys Boulenger, 1898
Type species: Eugnathichthys eetveldii Boulenger, 1898
Primary references
Boulenger, G. A.; 1898: Matériaux pour la faune du Congo. Poissons nouveaux du Congo. Deuxième Partie. Elopes, Characins, Cyprins. Annales du Musee du Congo, (Ser. Zoology) 1 (2): 21–38, Pls. 10-19.
References
Stiassny, M.L.J.; Denton, J.S.S.; Monsembula Iyaba, R.J.C. 2013: A new ectoparasitic distichodontid of the genus Eugnathichthys (Characiformes: Citharinoidei) from the Congo basin of central Africa, with a molecular phylogeny for the genus. Zootaxa 3693(4): 479–490. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.4.4 Reference page.
Eugnathichthys eetveldii
Eugnathichthys is a genus of distichodontid fishes found in the Congo Basin in Africa. They are specialized predators that feed on the fins of other fish.[1]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2][3]
Eugnathichthys eetveldii Boulenger, 1898
Eugnathichthys macroterolepis Boulenger, 1899
Eugnathichthys virgatus Stiassny, Denton & Monsembula Iyaba, 2013[3]
References
Stiassny, M.L.; Denton, J.S.; Iyaba, R.J. (2013). A new ectoparasitic distichodontid of the genus Eugnathichthys (Characiformes: Citharinoidei) from the Congo basin of central Africa, with a molecular phylogeny for the genus. Zootaxa. 3693(4): 479-490. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3693.4.4
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Eugnathichthys". FishBase. April 2013 version.
Stiassny, M.L.J., Denton, J.S.S. & Monsembula Iyaba, R.J.C. (2013): A new ectoparasitic distichodontid of the genus Eugnathichthys (Characiformes: Citharinoidei) from the Congo basin of central Africa, with a molecular phylogeny for the genus. Zootaxa, 3693 (4): 479–490.
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