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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Procatopodidae African lampeyes
Subfamily: Procatopodinae
Genus: Plataplochilus

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9 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Plataplochilus cabindae Africa 5 TL 1911
Plataplochilus chalcopyrus Flame lampeye Africa 3.1 SL 1963
Plataplochilus eliasi Africa 4.1 SL 2022
Plataplochilus loemensis Loeme lampeye Africa 6 TL 1924
Plataplochilus miltotaenia Red striped lampeye Africa 5 TL 1963
Plataplochilus mimus Africa 2.9 SL 1967
Plataplochilus ngaensis Nga lampeye Africa 5 TL 1924
Plataplochilus pulcher Africa 3.5 SL 1967
Plataplochilus terveri Terver's lampeye Africa 5.5 TL 1981



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