{{Short description|Genus of fishes}} {{About|genus of freshwater fish|the saltwater fish genus|Dischistodus}} {{Automatic_taxobox | image = Distichodus sexfasciatus.JPG | image_caption = ''Distichodus sexfasciatus'' | taxon = Distichodus | authority = J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844<ref name = "Cof family>{{Cof family|family=Belonophago|access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> | type_species = Characinus nefasch | type_species_authority = Lacépède, 1803<ref name = "Cof family"/> | synonyms = {{Genus list | Distichodomicrura | Fowler, 1936 | Distichodomicrura | Fowler, 1936 }} | synonyms_ref = <ref name = "Cof family"/> }}
'''''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:<ref name = "Cof genus">{{Cof genus|genus=Distichodus|access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref>
* ''Distichodus affinis'' <small>Günther, 1873</small> (Silver distichodus) * ''Distichodus altus'' <small>Boulenger, 1899</small> * ''Distichodus antonii'' <small>Schilthuis, 1891</small> * ''Distichodus atroventralis'' <small>Boulenger, 1898</small> * ''Distichodus decemmaculatus'' <small>Pellegrin, 1926</small> (Dwarf distichodus) * ''Distichodus engycephalus'' <small>Günther, 1864</small> * ''Distichodus fasciolatus'' <small>Boulenger, 1898</small> (Sharktail distichodus) * ''Distichodus hypostomatus'' <small>Pellegrin, 1900</small> * ''Distichodus ingae'' <small>Moelants & Snoeks, 2018</small> * ''Distichodus kasaiensis'' <small>Vreven, Moelants & Snoeks, 2018</small> * ''Distichodus kolleri'' <small>Holly 1926</small> * ''Distichodus langi'' <small>Nichols & Griscom, 1917</small> * ''Distichodus lusosso'' <small>Schilthuis, 1891</small> (Longsnout distichodus) * ''Distichodus maculatus'' <small>Boulenger, 1898</small> (Spotted citharinid) * ''Distichodus mbiniensis'' <small>Schmidt, Knobloch & Barrientos, 2021</small> * ''Distichodus microps'' <small>Schmidt, Knobloch & Barrientos, 2021</small> * ''Distichodus mossambicus'' <small>Peters, 1852</small> (Nkupe) * ''Distichodus nefasch'' <small>(Bonnaterre, 1788)</small> * ''Distichodus noboli'' <small>Boulenger, 1899</small> * ''Distichodus notospilus'' <small>Günther, 1867</small> * ''Distichodus petersii'' <small>Pfeffer, 1896</small> * ''Distichodus polli'' <small>Abwe, Snoeks, Manda & Vreven, 2019</small>. * ''Distichodus rostratus'' <small>Günther, 1864</small> * ''Distichodus rufigiensis'' <small>Norman, 1922</small> (Grass eater) * ''Distichodus schenga'' <small>Peters, 1852</small> (Chessa) * ''Distichodus sexfasciatus'' <small>Boulenger, 1897</small> (Banded distichodus) * ''Distichodus teugelsi'' <small>Mamonekene & Vreven 2008</small>
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