n = 50
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nannocharax altus | Pellegrin, 1930 | Nannocharax altus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax angolensis | (Poll, 1967) | Nannocharax angolensis | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax ansorgei | Boulenger, 1911 | Nannocharax ansorgii | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax ansorgii | Boulenger, 1911 | Nannocharax ansorgii | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax brevis | Boulenger, 1902 | Nannocharax brevis | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax chochamandai | Katemo Manda, Snoeks, Decru, Brecko & Vreven, 2023 | Nannocharax chochamandai | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax dageti | Jerep, Vari & Vreven, 2014 | Nannocharax dageti | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax dimidiatus | Pellegrin, 1904 | Paradistichodus dimidiatus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax elongatus | Boulenger, 1900 | Nannocharax elongatus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax fasciatus | Günther, 1867 | Nannocharax fasciatus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax fasciolaris | Nichols & Boulton, 1927 | Nannocharax fasciolaris | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax gobioides | Roman, 1966 | Nannocharax fasciatus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax gracilis | Poll, 1939 | Nannocharax gracilis | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax hadros | Katemo Manda, Snoeks, Chocha Manda & Vreven, 2021 | Nannocharax hadros | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax hastatus | Jerep & Vari, 2014 | Nannocharax hastatus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax hollyi | Fowler, 1936 | Nannocharax hollyi | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax intermedius | Boulenger, 1903 | Nannocharax intermedius | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax latifasciatus | Coenen & Teugels, 1989 | Nannocharax latifasciatus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax lineomaculatus | Blache & Miton, 1960 | Nannocharax lineomaculatus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax lineostriatus | (Poll, 1967) | Nannocharax lineostriatus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax luapulae | Boulenger, 1915 | Nannocharax luapulae | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax machadoi | (Poll, 1967) | Nannocharax machadoi | Distichodontidae | Dwarf citharine |
| Nannocharax macropterus | Pellegrin, 1926 | Nannocharax macropterus | Distichodontidae | Broad-barred citharine |
| Nannocharax maculicauda | Vari & Géry, 1981 | Nannocharax maculicauda | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax micros | Fowler, 1936 | Nannocharax micros | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax minutus | Worthington, 1933 | Nannocharax minutus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax monardi | (Pellegrin, 1936) | Nannocharax monardi | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax multifasciatus | Boulenger, 1923 | Nannocharax multifasciatus | Distichodontidae | Multibar citharine |
| Nannocharax niloticus | (Joannis, 1835) | Nannocharax niloticus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax niloticus lateralis | Werner, 1906 | Nannocharax niloticus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax niloticus occidentalis | Daget, 1959 | Nannocharax occidentalis | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax occidentalis | Daget, 1959 | Nannocharax occidentalis | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax ocellicauda | Boulenger, 1907 | Nannocharax ocellicauda | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax ogoensis | Pellegrin, 1911 | Nannocharax ogoensis | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax parvus | Pellegrin, 1906 | Nannocharax parvus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax parvus maculata | Pellegrin, 1924 | Nannocharax parvus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax procatopus | Boulenger, 1920 | Nannocharax procatopus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax pteron | Fowler, 1936 | Nannocharax pteron | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax reidi | Vari & Ferraris, 2004 | Nannocharax reidi | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax rubensteini | (Jerep & Vari, 2013) | Nannocharax rubensteini | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax rubrolabiatus | Van den Bergh, Teugels, Coenen & Ollevier, 1995 | Nannocharax rubrolabiatus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax schoutedeni | Poll, 1939 | Nannocharax schoutedeni | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax seyboldi | Schultz, 1942 | Nannocharax fasciatus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax shariensis | Fowler, 1949 | Neolebias unifasciatus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax signifer | Moritz, 2010 | Nannocharax signifer | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax taenia | Boulenger, 1902 | Nannocharax taenia | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax uniocellatus | (Pellegrin, 1926) | Nannocharax uniocellatus | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax usongo | Dunz & Schliewen, 2009 | Nannocharax usongo | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax wittei | (Poll, 1933) | Nannocharax wittei | Distichodontidae | |
| Nannocharax zebra | Dunz & Schliewen, 2009 | Nannocharax zebra | Distichodontidae |