Silver distichodus

{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | image = Distichodus affinis Günther, 1873 1055854985.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name = iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Moelants, T. |author-link=Tuur Moelants |year=2010 |title=''Distichodus affinis'' |article-number=e.T181714A7711683 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181714A7711683.en |access-date=4 June 2025}}</ref> | taxon = Distichodus affinis | authority = Günther, 1873 | synonyms = * ''Distichodus abbreviatus'' <small>Peters, 1877</small> | synonyms_ref = <ref name = "Cof genus">{{Cof genus|genus=Distichodus|access-date=4 June 2025}}</ref> }}

The '''silver distichodus''' ('''''Distichodus affinis''''') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae.<ref name = "Cof genus"/> It is found in the Congo River basin in Africa and is known from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Republic of Congo.<ref name = iucn/> This species has a maximum total length of {{cvt|20|cm}}.<ref name = Fishbase>{{FishBase|Disticholus|affinis|month=February|year=2025}}</ref>

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Category:Distichodus Category:Fish described in 1873 Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther