Biology:Mesoborus
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Distichodontidae |
| Genus: | Mesoborus Pellegrin, 1900 |
| Species: | M. crocodilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesoborus crocodilus Pellegrin, 1900
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Mesoborus crocodilus is a species of distichodontid fish found in the Congo River Basin in Middle Africa. It is the only member of the genus Mesoborus. It reaches up to 25 cm (9.8 in) in standard length.[1] It is a specialized fish-eater (not a fin-eater, as some of the relatives).[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Mesoborus crocodilus" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.05.001
Wikidata ☰ Q5391697 entry
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