''Distichodus'' is a

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in the family

Distichodontidae The Distichodontidae are a family of African freshwater fishes of the order Characiformes. Two evolutionary grades are found in this family; micropredators (predators of very small organisms like aquatic insect larvae) and herbivores have a nonp ...

found in

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Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: *'' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, 1873 (Silver distichodus) *'' Distichodus altus''

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, 1899 *'' Distichodus antonii'' Schilthuis, 1891Moelants, T., Mbadu Zebe, V., Snoeks, J. & Vreven, E. (2014): A review of the ''Distichodus antonii'' assemblage (Characiformes: Distichodontidae) from the Congo basin. ''Journal of Natural History, 48 (27-28): 1707-1735.'' *'' Distichodus atroventralis''

, 1898 *'' Distichodus brevipinnis'' Günther, 1864 *'' Distichodus decemmaculatus'' Pellegrin, 1926 (Dwarf distichodus) *'' Distichodus engycephalus'' Günther, 1864 *''

Distichodus fasciolatus ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Distichodontidae found in Africa. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: *'' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, 1873 (Silver distichodus) *'' Distichodus altus ...

, 1898 (Sharktail distichodus) *'' Distichodus hypostomatus'' Pellegrin, 1900 *'' Distichodus kolleri''

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, 1926 *''

Distichodus langi ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Distichodontidae found in Africa. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: *'' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, 1873 (Silver distichodus) *'' Distichodus altus ...

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Distichodus lusosso The longsnout distichodus (''Distichodus lusosso'') is an African characin Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are desc ...

'' Schilthuis, 1891 (

Longsnout distichodus The longsnout distichodus (''Distichodus lusosso'') is an African characin Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are desc ...

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Distichodus maculatus ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Distichodontidae found in Africa. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: *'' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, 1873 (Silver distichodus) *'' Distichodus altus ...

, 1898 (Spotted citharinid) *''

Distichodus mossambicus ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Distichodontidae found in Africa. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: *'' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, 1873 (Silver distichodus) *'' Distichodus altus ...

'' W. K. H. Peters, 1852 (''Nkupe'') *''

Distichodus nefasch ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Distichodontidae found in Africa. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: *'' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, 1873 (Silver distichodus) *'' Distichodus altus ...

'' ( Bonnaterre, 1788) *'' Distichodus noboli''

, 1899 *'' Distichodus notospilus'' Günther, 1867 *''

Distichodus petersii ''Distichodus petersii'' is a species of fish in the family Distichodontidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake ...

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, 1896 *''

Distichodus rostratus ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Distichodontidae found in Africa. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: *'' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, 1873 (Silver distichodus) *'' Distichodus altus' ...

'' Günther, 1864 (Grass-eater) *'' Distichodus rufigiensis''

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, 1922 *'' Distichodus schenga'' W. K. H. Peters, 1852 (Chessa) *'' Distichodus sexfasciatus''

, 1897 (Banded distichodus) *'' Distichodus teugelsi'' Mamonekene & Vreven, 2008

References

Distichodontidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Characiformes-stub