Mesoborus
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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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| Synonyms | |
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Champsoborus pellegrini Boulenger, 1909 | |
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.[2] It is a specialized fish-eater (not a fin-eater, as some of the relatives).[3] It hunts by waiting motionless at the surface and then charges at prey (ambush predator). Mesoborus crocodilus is often referred to as the crocodile tetra though is not official.
References
[edit]- ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Mesoborus crocodilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181593A7686273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181593A7686273.en. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mesoborus crocodilus". 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. Bibcode:2017MolPE.113...23L. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.05.001. PMID 28478196.
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