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Distichodontidae
Distichodus hypostomatus
Distichodus hypostomatus
Distichodontid Fish from African Waters
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Local endemic species
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
MediumDistichodus hypostomatus is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 19.5 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Distichodontidae
- Genus
- Distichodus
- Maximum length
- 19.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: Lower Guinea endemic, present in the Ntem, Ogowe and Kouilou Rivers (Ref. 7094 , 81638 ). Also found in Nyanga River in Gabon (Ref. 81638 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
