| Family: |
Distichodontidae (Distichodus) |
| Max. size: |
7.6 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3.0 g |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Gambia, Casamance, Corubal, Niger, Volta and Chad basin (Ref. 2936, 86396). Also reported from White Nile (Ref. 120561). |
| Diagnosis: |
Diagnosis: body depth and head length 4-5x SL; eye diameter slightly greater than snout length 2.5-3.6x of head length; scale formula 6.5-8.5/52-63/7.5-8.5; 10-12 anal fin branched rays; 16-19 dorsal fin branched rays (Ref. 2936, 86396).
Description: small, elongate and laterally compressed; mouth terminal with two rows of bicuspid teeth in each jaw; pectorals shorter than head length; adipose fin not scaly; caudal fin scaly at base, lobes pointed and equal; caudal peduncle 1.2-2.5x longer than high (Ref. 2936, 86396).
Coloration: black lateral band contrasting with light yellow body; black spot on tip of dorsal fin (Ref. 2936, 86396). |
| Biology: |
Monospecific. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 January 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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