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[2] | |
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Champsoborus pellegrini Boulenger, 1909 | |
Mesoborus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The only species in this genus is Mesoborus crocodilus[2] It reaches up to 25 cm (9.8 in) in standard length.[3] It is a specialized fish-eater (not a fin-eater, as some of the relatives).[4] 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.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Mesoborus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 June 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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