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Distichodontidae
69 species in this family
The Distichodontidae family includes 69 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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African darter tetra
Nannocharax ocellicauda
Distichodontidae
African darter tetra
Nannocharax procatopus
Distichodontidae
African darter tetra
Nannocharax occidentalis
Distichodontidae
African darter tetra
Nannocharax wittei
Distichodontidae
African pike characin
Phago loricatus
Distichodontidae
African pike characin
Phago intermedius
Distichodontidae
African pike-characin
Phago boulengeri
Distichodontidae
Ansorge's characin
Neolebias ansorgii
Distichodontidae
Ansorge's darter tetra
Nannocharax ansorgii
Distichodontidae
Antoni distichodus
Distichodus antonii
Distichodontidae
Axelrod's neolebias
Neolebias axelrodi
Distichodontidae
Banded African darter tetra
Nannocharax taenia
Distichodontidae
Banded African darter tetra
Nannocharax fasciatus
Distichodontidae
Banded distichodus
Distichodus fasciolatus
Distichodontidae
Banded distichodus
Distichodus sexfasciatus
Distichodontidae
Beaked fin-eater
Belonophago hutsebouti
Distichodontidae
Blackbelly distichodus
Distichodus atroventralis
Distichodontidae
Broadband African darter
Nannocharax latifasciatus
Distichodontidae
Broadbar citharine
Nannocharax macropterus
Distichodontidae
Carp
Nannaethiops unitaeniatus
Distichodontidae
Chessa
Distichodus schenga
Distichodontidae
Congo distichodus
Distichodus hypostomatus
Distichodontidae
Congo fin-eater
Ichthyborus congolensis
Distichodontidae
Congocharax olbrechtsi
Congocharax olbrechtsi
Distichodontidae
Crocodile fish
Mesoborus crocodilus
Distichodontidae
Dwarf citharine
Nannocharax machadoi
Distichodontidae
Dwarf darter tetra
Nannocharax minutus
Distichodontidae
Dwarf distichodus
Distichodus decemmaculatus
Distichodontidae
Eetveld's distichodontid
Eugnathichthys eetveldii
Distichodontidae
Elongate African darter
Nannocharax elongatus
Distichodontidae
Elongate distichodus
Monostichodus elongatus
Distichodontidae
Eugnathichthys
Eugnathichthys macroterolepis
Distichodontidae
Fourline fish-eater
Ichthyborus quadrilineatus
Distichodontidae
Grass-eater
Distichodus rostratus
Distichodontidae
Grass-eater
Distichodus engycephalus
Distichodontidae
Highback darter characin
Nannocharax altus
Distichodontidae
Highbody distichodus
Distichodus altus
Distichodontidae
Intermediate darter tetra
Nannocharax intermedius
Distichodontidae
Katanga characin
Microstomatichthyoborus katangae
Distichodontidae
Koller's distichodus
Distichodus kolleri
Distichodontidae
Long-snouted distichodus
Distichodus lusosso
Distichodontidae
Luapula darter tetra
Nannocharax luapulae
Distichodontidae
Mesmaeker's distichodus
Monostichodus mesmaekersi
Distichodontidae
Multibar citharine
Nannocharax multifasciatus
Distichodontidae
Neolebias spilotaenia
Neolebias spilotaenia
Distichodontidae
Nile darter characin
Nannocharax niloticus
Distichodontidae
Nile fin-eater
Ichthyborus besse
Distichodontidae
Nkupe
Distichodus mossambicus
Distichodontidae
Noboli distichodus
Distichodus noboli
Distichodontidae
Onestripe tetra
Neolebias unifasciatus
Distichodontidae
Ornate ichthyborus
Ichthyborus ornatus
Distichodontidae
Peters' distichodus
Distichodus petersii
Distichodontidae
Pike characin
Belonophago tinanti
Distichodontidae
Powell's tetra
Neolebias powelli
Distichodontidae
Redfin distichodus
Distichodus notospilus
Distichodontidae
Rufiji distichodus
Distichodus rufigiensis
Distichodontidae
Shortbody darter tetra
Nannocharax brevis
Distichodontidae
Shortfin distichodus
Distichodus brevipinnis
Distichodontidae
Silver distichodus
Distichodus affinis
Distichodontidae
Slender darter tetra
Nannocharax gracilis
Distichodontidae
Slender neolebias
Neolebias gracilis
Distichodontidae
Small African darter
Nannocharax parvus
Distichodontidae
Snouted distichodus
Paraphago rostratus
Distichodontidae
Spottail xenocharax
Xenocharax spilurus
Distichodontidae
Spotted distichodus
Distichodus maculatus
Distichodontidae
Striped African darter
Nannocharax lineostriatus
Distichodontidae
Threeline neolebias
Neolebias trilineatus
Distichodontidae
Trewavas' neolebias
Neolebias trewavasae
Distichodontidae
Twotone distichodus
Paradistichodus dimidiatus
Distichodontidae