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Distichodontidae FAMILY Distichodontidae Günther, 1864 - distichodontid fishes [=Distichodontina, Ichthyborina, Phagonina, Nannocharacina, Xenocharacinae, Neolabiinae, Hemistichodontinae, Nannaethiopidi] GENUS Belonophago Giltay, 1929 - distichodontid fishes Species Belonophago hutsebouti Giltay, 1929 - Giltay's distichodontid Species Belonophago tinanti Poll, 1939 - Kinshasa distichodontid GENUS Congocharax Matthes, 1964 - distichodontid fishes Species Congocharax olbrechtsi (Poll, 1954) - Yangambi distichodontid GENUS Distichodus Müller & Troschel, 1844 - distichodontid fishes, distichodus [=Distichodomicrura, Distichodura] Species Distichodus affinis Günther, 1873 - silver distichodus [=abbreviatus] Species Distichodus altus Boulenger, 1899 - Kutu distichodus Species Distichodus antonii Schilthuis, 1891 - Mbutu distichodus Species Distichodus atroventralis Boulenger, 1898 - Bayari distichodus Species Distichodus brevipinnis Günther, 1864 - shortfinned distichodus Species Distichodus decemmaculatus Pellegrin, 1926 - dwarf distichodus Species Distichodus engycephalus Günther, 1864 - Gunther's distichodus Species Distichodus fasciolatus Boulenger, 1898 - many barred distichodus Species Distichodus hypostomatus Pellegrin, 1900 - Ogowe distichodus [=hypostomatus] Species Distichodus kolleri Holly, 1926 - Koller's distichodus [=vexillifer] Species Distichodus langi Nichols & Griscom, 1917 - Faradje distichodus Species Distichodus lusosso Schilthuis, 1891 - longsnout distichodus [=fasciatus, leptorhynchus] Species Distichodus maculatus Boulenger, 1898 - Manyanga distichodus Species Distichodus mossambicus Peters, 1852 - nkupe [=macrolepis] Species Distichodus nefasch (Bonnaterre, 1788) - Bonnaterre's distichodus [=aegyptius, nefasch, niloticus, rudolphi] Species Distichodus noboli Boulenger, 1899 - Nobol's distichodus Species Distichodus notospilus Günther, 1867 - notospilus distichodus Species Distichodus petersii Pfeffer, 1896 - Kingani distichodus [=albini] Species Distichodus rostratus Günther, 1864 - grasseater [=martini] Species Distichodus rufigiensis Norman, 1922 - Rufigi distichodus Species Distichodus schenga Peters, 1852 - schenga, chessa Species Distichodus sexfasciatus Boulenger, 1897 - banded distichodus [=tanganicae] Species Distichodus teugelsi Mamonekene & Vreven, 2008 - Louna distichodus GENUS Dundocharax Poll, 1967 - distichodontid fishes Species Dundocharax bidentatus Poll, 1967 - Lucoge distichodontid GENUS Eugnathichthys Boulenger, 1898 - distichodontid fishes Species Eugnathichthys eetveldii Boulenger, 1898 - Eetveld's distichodontid [=intermedius] Species Eugnathichthys macroterolepis Boulenger, 1899 - Chiloango distichodontid Species Eugnathichthys virgatus Stiassny et al., 2013 - Luilaka distichodontid GENUS Ichthyborus Günther, 1864 - distichodontid fishes [=Gavialocharax, Neoborus, Onouphrios, Phagoborus, Psalidostoma, Ra] Species Ichthyborus besse (Joannis, 1835) - besse distichodontid [=caudimaculatum, congolensis, microlepis] Species Ichthyborus monodi (Pellegrin, 1927) - Wuti distichodontid Species Ichthyborus ornatus (Boulenger, 1899) - ornate distichodontid Species Ichthyborus quadrilineatus (Pellegrin, 1904) - fourlined distichodontid GENUS Mesoborus Pellegrin, 1900 - distichodontid fishes [=Champsoborus] Species Mesoborus crocodilus Pellegrin, 1900 - crocodile distichodontid [=pellegrini] GENUS Microstomatichthyoborus Nichols & Griscom, 1917 - distichodontid fishes [=Tristichodus] Species Microstomatichthyoborus bashforddeani Nichols & Griscom, 1917 – Bomokandi distichodontid [=christyi] Species Microstomatichthyoborus katangae David & Poll, 1937 - Katanga distichodontid GENUS Monostichodus Vaillant, in Riviere, 1886 - distichodontids [=Hemistichodus] Species Monostichodus elongatus Vaillant, in Riviere, 1886 - Gabon distichodontid [=vaillanti] Species Monostichodus lootensi (Poll & Daget, 1968) - Nkombo distichodontid Species Monostichodus mesmaekersi (Poll, 1959) - Noire River distichodontid GENUS Nannaethiops Günther, 1872 - distichodontid fishes Species Nannaethiops bleheri Gery & Zarske, 2003 - Bleher's distichodontid Species Nannaethiops gracilis (Matthes, 1964) - gracile distichodontid Species Nannaethiops unitaeniatus Günther, 1872 - oneline tetra GENUS Nannocharax Günther, 1867 - distichodontid fishes [=Distichodina, Hemigrammocharax, Hemigrammonannocharax, Lepinannocharax, Microdistichodus, Thrissocharax] Species Nannocharax altus Pellegrin, 1930 - Kouilou nannocharax Species Nannocharax angolensis (Poll, 1967) - Angolan nannocharax Species Nannocharax ansorgii Boulenger, 1911 - Culufi nannocharax [=polli] Species Nannocharax brevis Boulenger, 1902 - Ubangi nannocharax Species Nannocharax dageti Jerep et al., 2014 - Kando nannocharax Species Nannocharax elongatus Boulenger, 1900 - elongate nannocharax Species Nannocharax fasciatus Günther, 1867 - Gabon nannocharax [=gobioides] Species Nannocharax fasciolaris Nichols & Boulton, 1927 - Capelongo nannocharax Species Nannocharax gracilis Poll, 1939 - gracile nannocharax Species Nannocharax hastatus Jerep & Vari, 2014 - Odzala nannocharax Species Nannocharax hollyi Fowler, 1936 - Holly's nannocharax Species Nannocharax intermedius Boulenger, 1903 - Kribi nannocharax Species Nannocharax latifasciatus Coenen & Teugels, 1989 - Calabar nannocharax Species Nannocharax lineomaculatus Blache & Miton, 1960 - Gamsaye nannocharax Species Nannocharax lineostriatus (Poll, 1967) - Cuilo nannocharax Species Nannocharax luapulae Boulenger, 1915 - Luapula nannocharax Species Nannocharax machodoi (Poll, 1967) - Machado's nannocharax Species Nannocharax macropterus Pellegrin, 1926 - broad-barred citharine Species Nannocharax maculicauda Vari & Géry, 1981 - Djouah nannocharax Species Nannocharax micros Fowler, 1936 - Cameroon nannocharax Species Nannocharax minutus Worthington, 1933 - Worthington's nannocharax Species Nannocharax monardi (Pellegrin, 1936) - Kukulakaze nannocharax Species Nannocharax multifasciatus Boulenger, 1923 - Zambezi nannocharax [=stigmaturus] Species Nannocharax niloticus (Joannis, 1835) - Joannis' nannocharax [=lateralis, tchadensis] Species Nannocharax occidentalis Daget, 1959 - Markala nannocharax [=gracilis] Species Nannocharax ocellicauda Boulenger, 1907 - Ja River nannocharax Species Nannocharax ogoensis Pellegrin, 1911 - Ogowe nannocharax Species Nannocharax parvus Pellegrin, 1906 - Ngomo nannocharax [=maculata] Species Nannocharax procatopus Boulenger, 1920 - Bosabangi nannocharax Species Nannocharax pteron Fowler, 1936 - Sibut nannocharax Species Nannocharax reidi Vari & Ferraris, 2004 - Reid's nannocharax Species Nannocharax rubensteini (Jerep & Vari, 2013) - Rubenstein's nannocharax Species Nannocharax rubrolabiatus Van den Bergh et al., 1995 - Noun nannocharax Species Nannocharax schoutedeni Poll, 1939 - Schouteden's nannocharax Species Nannocharax seyboldi Schultz, 1942 - Seibold's nannocharax Species Nannocharax signifer Moritz, 2010 - Hlan nannocharax Species Nannocharax taenia Boulenger, 1902 - Banzyville nannocharax Species Nannocharax uniocellatus (Pellegrin, 1926) - Congolese nannocharax Species Nannocharax usongo Dunz & Schliewen, 2009 - Cross River nannocharax Species Nannocharax wittei (Poll, 1933) - Witte's nannocharax Species Nannocharax zebra Dunz & Schliewen, 2009 - zebra nannocharax GENUS Neolebias Steindachner, 1894 - distichodontid fishes, neolebias [=Micraethiops, Rhabdaethiops] Species Neolebias ansorgii Boulenger, 1912 - Lucula neolebias [=geisleri, landgrafi] Species Neolebias axelrodi Poll & Gosse, 1963 - Axelrod's neolebias Species Neolebias gossei (Poll & Lambert, 1964) - Gosse's neolebias Species Neolebias kerguennae Daget, 1980 - Libreville neolebias Species Neolebias lozii Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1993 - banded neolebias Species Neolebias philippei Poll & Gosse, 1963 - Tshuapa neolebias Species Neolebias powelli Teugels & Roberts, 1990 - Powell's neolebias Species Neolebias spilotaenia Boulenger, 1912 - Lebuzi neolebias Species Neolebias trewavasae Poll & Gosse, 1963 - Yaekama neolebias Species Neolebias trilineatus Boulenger, 1899 - threeline tetra [=tritaeniatus] Species Neolebias unifasciatus Steindachner, 1894 - Liberian distichodontid [=angustolinea, shariensis, unitaeniatus, univittatus] GENUS Paradistichodus Pellegrin, 1922 - distichodontid fishes Species Paradistichodus dimidiatus (Pellegrin, 1904) - Senegalese distichodontid [=ansorgii, elegans] GENUS Paraphago Boulenger, 1899 - distichodontid fishes Species Paraphago rostratus Boulenger, 1899 - Leopold paraphago GENUS Phago Günther, 1865 - distichodontid fishes Species Phago boulengeri Schilthuis, 1891 - Kinshasa phago Species Phago intermedius Boulenger, 1899 - intermediate phago [=fulica] Species Phago loricatus Günther, 1865 - African pike characin [=maculatus] GENUS Xenocharax Günther, 1867 - distichodontid fishes Species Xenocharax spilurus Günther, 1867 - Gabonese distichodontid Species Xenocharax crassus Pellegrin, 1900 - Alima River distichodontid.
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