# Distichodus

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{{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](/source/Johannes_Peter_M%C3%BCller) & [Troschel](/source/Franz_Hermann_Troschel), 1844<ref name = "Cof family>{{Cof family|family=Belonophago|access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref>
| type_species = Characinus nefasch
| type_species_authority = [Lacépède](/source/Bernard_Germain_de_Lac%C3%A9p%C3%A8de), 1803<ref name = "Cof family"/>
| synonyms = {{Genus list
| Distichodomicrura | [Fowler](/source/Henry_Weed_Fowler), 1936
| Distichodomicrura | Fowler, 1936
}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name = "Cof family"/>
}}

'''''Distichodus''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [freshwater](/source/freshwater_fish) [ray-finned fish](/source/Actinopterygii) belonging to the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Distichodontidae](/source/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](/source/Distichodus_affinis)'' <small>[Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1873</small> (Silver distichodus)
* ''[Distichodus altus](/source/Distichodus_altus)'' <small>[Boulenger](/source/George_Albert_Boulenger), 1899</small> 
* ''[Distichodus antonii](/source/Distichodus_antonii)'' <small>[Schilthuis](/source/Louise_Schilthuis), 1891</small>
* ''[Distichodus atroventralis](/source/Distichodus_atroventralis)'' <small>Boulenger, 1898</small>
* ''[Distichodus decemmaculatus](/source/Distichodus_decemmaculatus)'' <small>[Pellegrin](/source/Jacques_Pellegrin), 1926</small> (Dwarf distichodus)
* ''[Distichodus engycephalus](/source/Distichodus_engycephalus)'' <small>Günther, 1864</small>
* ''[Distichodus fasciolatus](/source/Distichodus_fasciolatus)'' <small>Boulenger, 1898</small> (Sharktail distichodus)
* ''[Distichodus hypostomatus](/source/Distichodus_hypostomatus)'' <small>Pellegrin, 1900</small> 
* ''[Distichodus ingae](/source/Distichodus_ingae)'' <small>[Moelants](/source/Tuur_Moelants) & [Snoeks](/source/Jos_Snoeks), 2018</small>
* ''[Distichodus kasaiensis](/source/Distichodus_kasaiensis)'' <small>[Vreven](/source/Emmanuel_Vreven), Moelants & Snoeks, 2018</small>
* ''[Distichodus kolleri](/source/Distichodus_kolleri)'' <small>[Holly](/source/Maximillian_Holly) 1926</small>
* ''[Distichodus langi](/source/Distichodus_langi)'' <small>[Nichols](/source/John_Treadwell_Nichols) & [Griscom](/source/Ludlow_Griscom), 1917</small>
* ''[Distichodus lusosso](/source/Distichodus_lusosso)'' <small>Schilthuis, 1891</small> (Longsnout distichodus)
* ''[Distichodus maculatus](/source/Distichodus_maculatus)'' <small>Boulenger, 1898</small> (Spotted citharinid)
* ''[Distichodus mbiniensis](/source/Distichodus_mbiniensis)'' <small>[Schmidt](/source/Ray_C._Schmidt), [Knobloch](/source/Elise_C._Knobloch) & [Barrientos](/source/Christian_Barrientos), 2021</small>
* ''[Distichodus microps](/source/Distichodus_microps)'' <small>Schmidt, Knobloch & Barrientos, 2021</small>
* ''[Distichodus mossambicus](/source/Distichodus_mossambicus)'' <small>[Peters](/source/Wilhelm_Peters), 1852</small> (Nkupe)
* ''[Distichodus nefasch](/source/Distichodus_nefasch)'' <small>([Bonnaterre](/source/Pierre_Joseph_Bonnaterre), 1788)</small>
* ''[Distichodus noboli](/source/Distichodus_noboli)'' <small>Boulenger, 1899</small>
* ''[Distichodus notospilus](/source/Distichodus_notospilus)'' <small>Günther, 1867</small>
* ''[Distichodus petersii](/source/Distichodus_petersii)'' <small>[Pfeffer](/source/Georg_Johann_Pfeffer), 1896</small>
* ''[Distichodus polli](/source/Distichodus_polli)'' <small>[Abwe](/source/Emmanuel_Abwe), Snoeks, [Manda](/source/Auguste_Chocha_Manda) & Vreven, 2019</small>. 
* ''[Distichodus rostratus](/source/Distichodus_rostratus)'' <small>Günther, 1864</small>
* ''[Distichodus rufigiensis](/source/Distichodus_rufigiensis)'' <small>[Norman](/source/John_Roxborough_Norman), 1922</small> (Grass eater)
* ''[Distichodus schenga](/source/Distichodus_schenga)'' <small>Peters, 1852</small> (Chessa)
* ''[Distichodus sexfasciatus](/source/Distichodus_sexfasciatus)'' <small>Boulenger, 1897</small>  (Banded distichodus)
* ''[Distichodus teugelsi](/source/Distichodus_teugelsi)'' <small>[Mamonekene](/source/Victor_Mamonekene) & Vreven 2008</small>

==References==
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Category:Distichodus
Category:Distichodontidae
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