Procatopodidae

African lampeyes

78 species

1. 1Aapticheilichthys websteri (Huber, 2007)fresh · tropical
2. 2Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861) · Banded lampeyefresh · brackish · tropical
3. 3Congopanchax brichardi Poll, 1971 · Brichard's lampeyefresh · tropical
4. 4Congopanchax myersi (Poll, 1952) · Hummingbird lampeyefresh · tropical
5. 5Hylopanchax leki van der Zee, Sonnenberg & Schliewen, 2013fresh · tropical
6. 6Hylopanchax moke van der Zee, Sonnenberg & Schliewen, 2013fresh · tropical
7. 7Hylopanchax multisquamatus Bragança, van der Zee, Sonnenberg & Vreven, 2020fresh · tropical
8. 8Hylopanchax ndeko van der Zee, Sonnenberg & Schliewen, 2013fresh · tropical
9. 9Hylopanchax paucisquamatus Sonnenberg, Friel & Van der Zee, 2014fresh · tropical
10. 10Hylopanchax silvestris (Poll & Lambert, 1958)fresh · tropical
11. 11Hylopanchax stictopleuron (Fowler, 1949) · Blue lampeyefresh · tropical
12. 12Hylopanchax thysi Bragança, van der Zee, Sonnenberg & Vreven, 2020fresh · tropical
13. 13Hypsopanchax catenatus Radda, 1981 · Chain lampeyefresh · tropical
14. 14Hypsopanchax jobaerti Poll & Lambert, 1965fresh · tropical
15. 15Hypsopanchax jubbi Poll & Lambert, 1965 · Southern deepbodyfresh · tropical
16. 16Hypsopanchax platysternus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) · Zaire lampeyefresh · tropical
17. 17Hypsopanchax stiassnyae van der Zee, Sonnenberg & Mbimbi Mayi Munene, 2015fresh · tropical
18. 18Hypsopanchax zebra (Pellegrin, 1929) · Zebra lampeyefresh · tropical
19. 19Laciris pelagica (Worthington, 1932)fresh · tropical
20. 20Lacustricola atripinna (Pfeffer, 1896)fresh · tropical
21. 21Lacustricola bukobanus (Ahl, 1924) · Bukoba lampeyefresh · tropical
22. 22Lacustricola centralis (Seegers, 1996) · Cental east african lampeyefresh · tropical
23. 23Lacustricola chobensis (Fowler, 1935)fresh · tropical
24. 24Lacustricola hutereaui (Boulenger, 1913) · Meshscaled topminnowfresh · tropical
25. 25Lacustricola kassenjiensis (Ahl, 1924) · Kasenye lampeyefresh · tropical
26. 26Lacustricola katangae (Boulenger, 1912) · Striped topminnowfresh · tropical
27. 27Lacustricola kongoranensis (Ahl, 1924) · Kongoro lampeyefresh · tropical
28. 28Lacustricola lacustris (Seegers, 1984) · Kibiti Lampeyefresh · tropical
29. 29Lacustricola lualabaensis (Poll, 1938) · Lualaba lampeyefresh · tropical
30. 30Lacustricola macrurus (Boulenger, 1904) · Big tailed lampeyefresh · tropical
31. 31Lacustricola maculatus (Klausewitz, 1957) · Spotted lampeyefresh · tropical
32. 32Lacustricola matthesi (Seegers, 1996) · Saisi lampeyefresh · tropical
33. 33Lacustricola mediolateralis (Poll, 1967)fresh · tropical
34. 34Lacustricola moeruensis (Boulenger, 1914) · Moero lampeyefresh · tropical
35. 35Lacustricola myaposae (Boulenger, 1908) · Natal topminnowfresh · tropical
36. 36Lacustricola nigrolateralis (Poll, 1967)fresh · tropical
37. 37Lacustricola nitida Nagy & Chocha Manda, 2020fresh · tropical
38. 38Lacustricola omoculatus (Wildekamp, 1977) · Ruaha lampeyefresh · tropical
39. 39Lacustricola petnehazyi (Nagy & Vreven, 2018)fresh · tropical
40. 40Lacustricola pumilus (Boulenger, 1906) · Tanganyika lampeyefresh · tropical
41. 41Lacustricola pygmaeus Bragança, Skelton, Bills, Tweddle & Chakona, 2021fresh · tropical
42. 42Lacustricola usanguensis (Wildekamp, 1977) · Usangu lampeyefresh · tropical
43. 43Lacustricola vitschumbaensis (Ahl, 1924) · Bitschumbi lampeyefresh · tropical
44. 44Lamprichthys tanganicanus (Boulenger, 1898) · Tanganyika killifishfresh · tropical
45. 45Micropanchax antinorii (Vinciguerra, 1883) · Black lampeyefresh · tropical
46. 46Micropanchax bracheti (Berkenkamp, 1983)fresh · tropical
47. 47Micropanchax camerunensis (Radda, 1971) · Cameroon lampeyefresh · tropical
48. 48Micropanchax ehrichi (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1994)fresh · tropical
49. 49Micropanchax fuelleborni (Ahl, 1924) · Lake Rukwa lampeyefresh · tropical
50. 50Micropanchax johnstoni (Günther, 1894) · Johnston's topminnowfresh · tropical
51. 51Micropanchax keilhacki (Ahl, 1928)fresh · tropical
52. 52Micropanchax kingii (Boulenger, 1913)fresh · tropical
53. 53Micropanchax loati (Boulenger, 1901) · Nile killifishfresh · tropical
54. 54Micropanchax pfaffi (Daget, 1954) · Pfaff's lampeyefresh · tropical
55. 55Micropanchax rudolfianus (Worthington, 1932) · Lake Rudolf lampeyefresh · tropical
56. 56Plataplochilus cabindae (Boulenger, 1911)fresh · tropical
57. 57Plataplochilus chalcopyrus Lambert, 1963 · Flame lampeyefresh · tropical
58. 58Plataplochilus eliasi Walsh, de Bragança & van der Zee, 2022fresh · tropical
59. 59Plataplochilus loemensis (Pellegrin, 1924) · Loeme lampeyefresh · tropical
60. 60Plataplochilus miltotaenia Lambert, 1963 · Red striped lampeyefresh · tropical
61. 61Plataplochilus mimus Lambert, 1967fresh · tropical
62. 62Plataplochilus ngaensis (Ahl, 1924) · Nga lampeyefresh · tropical
63. 63Plataplochilus pulcher Lambert, 1967fresh · tropical
64. 64Plataplochilus terveri (Huber, 1981) · Terver's lampeyefresh · tropical
65. 65Platypanchax modestus (Pappenheim, 1914) · Ruwenzori lampeyefresh · tropical
66. 66Poropanchax luxophthalmus (Brüning, 1929)fresh · tropical
67. 67Poropanchax normani (Ahl, 1928) · Norman's lampeyefresh · tropical
68. 68Poropanchax pepo van der Zee, Bernotas, Bragança & Stiassny, 2019fresh · tropical
69. 69Poropanchax rancureli (Daget, 1965) · Rancurel's lampeyefresh · tropical
70. 70Poropanchax scheeli (Roman, 1971) · Scheel's lampeyefresh · tropical
71. 71Poropanchax stigmatopygus Wildekamp & Malumbres, 2004fresh · tropical
72. 72Procatopus aberrans Ahl, 1927 · Bluegreen lampeyefresh · tropical
73. 73Procatopus nototaenia Boulenger, 1904 · Large finned lampeyefresh · tropical
74. 74Procatopus similis Ahl, 1927 · Variable lampeyefresh · tropical
75. 75Rhexipanchax kabae (Daget, 1962)fresh · tropical
76. 76Rhexipanchax lamberti (Daget, 1962) · Lambert's lampeyefresh · tropical
77. 77Rhexipanchax nimbaensis (Daget, 1948) · Mt. Nimba lampeyefresh · tropical
78. 78Rhexipanchax schiotzi (Scheel, 1968) · Schiøtz' lampeyefresh · tropical

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.