''Distichodus'' is a

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freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. The term excludes seawater and brackish water, but it does include non-salty mi ...

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

belonging to the

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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 ...

. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa.

Species

''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, 1873 (Silver distichodus) * '' Distichodus altus'' Boulenger, 1899 * ''

Distichodus antonii ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, ...

'' Schilthuis, 1891 * ''

Distichodus atroventralis ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, ...

'' Boulenger, 1898 * ''

Distichodus decemmaculatus ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, ...

'' Pellegrin, 1926 (Dwarf distichodus) * ''

Distichodus engycephalus ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, ...

'' Günther, 1864 * ''

Distichodus fasciolatus ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, ...

'' Boulenger, 1898 (Sharktail distichodus) * ''

Distichodus hypostomatus ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, ...

'' Pellegrin, 1900 * ''

Distichodus ingae ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, ...

'' Moelants & Snoeks, 2018 * ''

Distichodus kasaiensis ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, ...

'' Vreven, Moelants & Snoeks, 2018 * ''

Distichodus kolleri ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, ...

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1926 * ''

Distichodus langi ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, ...

'' Nichols & Griscom, 1917 * ''

Distichodus lusosso ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater fish, freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following va ...

'' Schilthuis, 1891 (Longsnout distichodus) * ''

Distichodus maculatus ''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, ...

'' Boulenger, 1898 (Spotted citharinid) * '' Distichodus mbiniensis''

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, 2021 * '' Distichodus microps'' Schmidt, Knobloch & Barrientos, 2021 * '' Distichodus mossambicus'' Peters, 1852 (Nkupe) * '' Distichodus nefasch'' ( Bonnaterre, 1788) * '' Distichodus noboli'' Boulenger, 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 stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves to ...

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, 1896 * '' Distichodus polli''

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, Snoeks, Manda & Vreven, 2019. * '' Distichodus rostratus'' Günther, 1864 * '' Distichodus rufigiensis''

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, 1922 (Grass eater) * '' Distichodus schenga'' Peters, 1852 (Chessa) * '' Distichodus sexfasciatus'' Boulenger, 1897 (Banded distichodus) * '' Distichodus teugelsi'' Mamonekene & Vreven 2008

References

Distichodontidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Characiformes-stub