Phago
Genus of freshwater fishes
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Phago is a genus of distichodontid freshwater fishes in tropical West and Middle Africa. They grow to 17 cm (6.7 in) in total length, are slender in their overall shape and have a beak-like snout. They are specialized fin-eaters which sometimes eat insects and whole fish.[2][3]
| Phago | |
|---|---|
| |
| P. loricatus, P. intermedius, and P. boulengeri. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Distichodontidae |
| Genus: | Phago Günther, 1865[1] |
| Type species | |
| Phago loricatus Günther, 1865 | |
