Distichodus
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| Distichodus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Distichodontidae |
| Genus: | Distichodus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 |
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23 recognized species, see article | |
Distichodus is a genus of fish in the Distichodontidae family found in tropical Africa. It currently contains 23 described species:
- Distichodus affinis Günther, 1873 (silver distichodus)
- Distichodus altus Boulenger, 1899
- Distichodus antonii Schilthuis, 1891
- Distichodus atroventralis Boulenger, 1898
- Distichodus brevipinnis Günther, 1864
- Distichodus decemmaculatus Pellegrin, 1926 (dwarf distichodus)
- Distichodus engycephalus Günther, 1864
- Distichodus fasciolatus Boulenger, 1898 (sharktail distichodus)
- Distichodus hypostomatus Pellegrin, 1900
- Distichodus kolleri Holly, 1926
- Distichodus langi Nichols & Griscom, 1917
- Distichodus lusosso Schilthuis, 1891 (longsnout distichodus)
- Distichodus maculatus Boulenger, 1898
- Distichodus mossambicus W. K. H. Peters, 1852 (nkupe)
- Distichodus nefasch (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Distichodus noboli Boulenger, 1899
- Distichodus notospilus Günther, 1867
- Distichodus petersii Pfeffer, 1896
- Distichodus rostratus Günther, 1864 (grass-eater)
- Distichodus rufigiensis Norman, 1922
- Distichodus schenga W. K. H. Peters, 1852 (chessa)
- Distichodus sexfasciatus Boulenger, 1897 (banded or sixbar distichodus)
- Distichodus teugelsi Mamonekene & Vreven, 2008
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Distichodus in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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