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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae Distichodus

Genus: Nannocharax

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40 species (see list below)

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Africa
Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
Nannocharax altus Pellegrin, 1930

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Nannocharax altus
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Nannocharax angolensis (Poll, 1967)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Nannocharax angolensis
[]

Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Nannocharax ansorgii Boulenger, 1911

Photo by Mody, K.
 
Nannocharax ansorgii
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Nannocharax brevis Boulenger, 1902

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Nannocharax brevis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Nannocharax dageti
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.2 cm TL
 
Nannocharax elongatus
[]

Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Nannocharax fasciatus Günther, 1867

Photo by Mody, K.
 
Nannocharax fasciatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.4 cm TL
 
Nannocharax fasciolaris
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
 
Nannocharax gracilis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Nannocharax hastatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Nannocharax hollyi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
 
Nannocharax intermedius
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Nannocharax latifasciatus Coenen & Teugels, 1989

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Nannocharax latifasciatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Nannocharax lineomaculatus
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Nannocharax lineostriatus (Poll, 1967)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Nannocharax lineostriatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
 
Nannocharax luapulae
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Nannocharax machadoi (Poll, 1967)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Nannocharax machadoi
[Dwarf citharine]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Nannocharax macropterus Pellegrin, 1926

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Nannocharax macropterus
[Broad-barred citharine]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Nannocharax maculicauda
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 2.7 cm TL
 
Nannocharax micros
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Nannocharax minutus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Nannocharax monardi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Nannocharax multifasciatus
[Multibar citharine]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Nannocharax niloticus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Nannocharax occidentalis Daget, 1959

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Nannocharax occidentalis
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Nannocharax ocellicauda Boulenger, 1907

Photo by RMCA
 
Nannocharax ocellicauda
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
 
Nannocharax ogoensis
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Nannocharax parvus Pellegrin, 1906

Photo by RMCA
 
Nannocharax parvus
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Nannocharax procatopus Boulenger, 1920

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Nannocharax procatopus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
 
Nannocharax pteron
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Nannocharax reidi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
 
Nannocharax rubensteini
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Nannocharax rubrolabiatus Van den Bergh, Teugels, Coenen & Ollevier, 1995

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Nannocharax rubrolabiatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Nannocharax schoutedeni
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Nannocharax signifer
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Nannocharax taenia
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Nannocharax uniocellatus (Pellegrin, 1926)

Photo by RMCA
 
Nannocharax uniocellatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Nannocharax usongo
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 4.8 cm TL
Nannocharax wittei (Poll, 1933)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Nannocharax wittei
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Nannocharax zebra
[]
40 Species of Family Distichodontidae with Genus Nannocharax
(Distichodus)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1930 Nannocharax altus Africa 5.8 TL
1967 Nannocharax angolensis Africa 3 SL
1911 Nannocharax ansorgii Africa 3.7 SL
1902 Nannocharax brevis Africa 4.5 TL
2014 Nannocharax dageti Africa 4.4 SL
1900 Nannocharax elongatus Africa 8.2 TL
1867 Nannocharax fasciatus Africa 6.6 SL
1927 Nannocharax fasciolaris Africa 3.4 TL
1939 Nannocharax gracilis Africa 4.3 TL
2014 Nannocharax hastatus Africa 3.2 SL
1936 Nannocharax hollyi Africa 3.2 SL
1903 Nannocharax intermedius Africa 5.6 SL
1989 Nannocharax latifasciatus Africa 4.9 SL
1960 Nannocharax lineomaculatus Africa 3.9 SL
1967 Nannocharax lineostriatus Africa 3 SL
1915 Nannocharax luapulae Africa 4.4 TL
1967 Nannocharax machadoi Dwarf citharine Africa 4 SL
1926 Nannocharax macropterus Broad-barred citharine Africa 6 SL
1981 Nannocharax maculicauda Africa 3 SL
1936 Nannocharax micros Africa 2.7 TL
1933 Nannocharax minutus Africa 2.7 SL
1936 Nannocharax monardi Africa 4 TL
1923 Nannocharax multifasciatus Multibar citharine Africa 6 TL
1835 Nannocharax niloticus Africa 4.7 SL
1959 Nannocharax occidentalis Africa 5.8 SL
1907 Nannocharax ocellicauda Africa 3.5 SL
1911 Nannocharax ogoensis Africa 4.2 TL
1906 Nannocharax parvus Africa 5.3 SL
1920 Nannocharax procatopus Africa 8 TL
1936 Nannocharax pteron Africa 5.8 TL
2004 Nannocharax reidi Africa 6.4 SL
2013 Nannocharax rubensteini Africa 2.6 SL
1995 Nannocharax rubrolabiatus Africa 6.1 SL
1939 Nannocharax schoutedeni Africa 4.5 TL
2010 Nannocharax signifer Africa 5.7 SL
1902 Nannocharax taenia Africa 7 TL
1926 Nannocharax uniocellatus Africa 2.8 SL
2009 Nannocharax usongo Africa 4.4 SL
1933 Nannocharax wittei Africa 4.8 TL
2009 Nannocharax zebra Africa 4.1 SL



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