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Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Microstomatichthyoborus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, stoma = mouth + Greek, ichthys = fish + Greek, boro = to eat (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Bashford Dean (1857–1928) was an American zoologist, ichthyologist and acknowledged expert on mediaeval armour. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Nichols & Griscom.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Africa: middle (Ref. 41591, 41594, 45441, 83895, 106245, 106290) and upper (Ref. 106245) Congo River basin in Central African Republic, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Daget, J. and J.-P. Gosse, 1984. Distichodontidae. p. 184-211. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 7094)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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