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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae Distichodus

Genus: Ichthyborus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Ichthyborus besse
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Photo by RMCA/Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 19.5 cm TL
Ichthyborus congolensis Giltay, 1930

Photo by RMCA/Musschoot, T.
 
Ichthyborus congolensis
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Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 20.8 cm SL
Ichthyborus monodi (Pellegrin, 1927)

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Ichthyborus monodi
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Ichthyborus ornatus (Boulenger, 1899)

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Ichthyborus ornatus
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Photo by Wakeford, R.C.

West Africa
Max. Length 20.8 cm SL
Ichthyborus quadrilineatus (Pellegrin, 1904)

Photo by Wakeford, R.C.
 
Ichthyborus quadrilineatus
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5 Species of Family Distichodontidae with Genus Ichthyborus
(Distichodus)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1835 Ichthyborus besse Africa 25 TL
1930 Ichthyborus congolensis Africa 19.5 TL
1927 Ichthyborus monodi Africa 20.8 SL
1899 Ichthyborus ornatus Africa 18 TL
1904 Ichthyborus quadrilineatus West Africa 20.8 SL



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