Plataplochilus

Plataplochilus is a genus of poeciliid fishes native to Middle Africa.

Plataplochilus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae
Subfamily:	Procatopodinae
Tribe:	Procatopodini
Genus:	Plataplochilus C. G. E. Ahl, 1928
Type species
Haplochilichthys ngaensis C. G. E. Ahl, 1924

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

• Plataplochilus cabindae (Boulenger, 1911)
• Plataplochilus chalcopyrus J. G. Lambert, 1963 (Flame lampeye)
• Plataplochilus loemensis (Pellegrin, 1924) (Loeme lampeye)
• Plataplochilus miltotaenia J. G. Lambert, 1963 (Red striped lampeye)
• Plataplochilus mimus J. G. Lambert, 1967
• Plataplochilus ngaensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Nga lampeye)
• Plataplochilus terveri (Huber, 1981) (Terver's lampeye)