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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae Distichodus

Genus: Ichthyborus

(See list of species below)



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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

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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)

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Ichthyborus quadrilineatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ichthyborus besse Africa 25 TL 1835
Ichthyborus congolensis Africa 19.5 TL 1930
Ichthyborus monodi Africa 20.8 SL 1927
Ichthyborus ornatus Africa 18 TL 1899
Ichthyborus quadrilineatus West Africa 20.8 SL 1904



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