''Monostichodus'' is a
genus
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of
fish
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in the
family
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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
tropical
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Africa
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.
[Musschoot, T. & Snoeks, J. (2016): Re-establishment of the genus ''Monostichodus'' Vaillant 1886 (Characiformes, Distichodontidae). ''Journal of Fish Biology, 90 (3): 1080-1082.'']
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Monostichodus elongatus''
Vaillant, 1886 [
* '' Monostichodus lootensi'' ( Poll & Daget, 1968)
* '' Monostichodus mesmaekersi'' ( Poll, 1959)
]
References
Distichodontidae
Fish of Africa
Taxa named by Léon Vaillant
Freshwater fish genera
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