Distichodontidae

The Distichodontidae are a family of African freshwater fishes of the order Characiformes.

Distichodus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa.

Neolebias is a genus of small distichodontid freshwater fishes found in Africa.

Nannocharax is a genus of distichodontid freshwater fishes found in Africa.

Eugnathichthys is a genus of distichodontid fishes found in the Congo Basin in Africa. They are specialized predators that feed on the fins of other fish.

Ichthyborus is a genus of distichodontid fishes found in tropical Africa. They are piscivores that feed both on (whole) fish and fins of fish.

Hemigrammocharax is a genus of distichodontid fishes found in Africa, with these currently recognized species: Hemigrammocharax angolensis Poll, 1967 Hemigrammocharax lineostriatus Poll, 1967 Hemigrammocharax machadoi Poll, 1967 Hemigrammocharax minutus (Worthington, 1933) Hemigrammocharax monardi Pellegrin, 1936 Hemigrammocharax multifasciatus (Boulenger, 1923) (Multibar citharine) Hemigrammocharax ocellicauda (Boulenger, 1907) Hemigrammocharax rubensteini Jerep & Vari, 2013 Hemigrammocharax uniocellatus (Pellegrin, 1926) Hemigrammocharax wittei Poll, 1933

species of fish

Phago is a genus of distichodontid freshwater fishes in tropical West and Middle Africa. They grow to in total length, are slender in their overall shape and have a beak-like snout. They are specialized fin-eaters which sometimes eat insects and whole fish.

species of fish

Microstomatichthyoborus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Belonophago is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in the Congo River basin in Africa. They are specialized fin-eaters.

Nannaethiops is a genus of distichodontid freshwater fishes found in Africa.

Xenocharax is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Distichodontidae found in the Congo River Basin in Middle Africa.

Congocharax is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The only species in this genus is Congocharax olbrechtsi, a fish which is found in the central basin of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Paraphago is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The only species in this genus is Paraphago rostratus . A species endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Monostichodus is a genus of fish in the family Distichodontidae found in tropical Africa.