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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae Distichodus

Genus: Nannocharax

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42 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)

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Nannocharax angolensis
[]

Photo by Mody, K.

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

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Nannocharax ansorgii
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

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Nannocharax brevis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Nannocharax chochamandai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Nannocharax dageti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm TL
 
Nannocharax elongatus
[]

Photo by Mody, K.

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

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Nannocharax fasciatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.4 cm TL
 
Nannocharax fasciolaris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
 
Nannocharax gracilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Nannocharax hadros
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Nannocharax hastatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Nannocharax hollyi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
 
Nannocharax intermedius
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

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Nannocharax latifasciatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Nannocharax lineomaculatus
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

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

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Nannocharax lineostriatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm TL
 
Nannocharax luapulae
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

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

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Nannocharax machadoi
[Dwarf citharine]

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

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Nannocharax macropterus
[Broad-barred citharine]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Nannocharax maculicauda
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm TL
 
Nannocharax micros
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Nannocharax minutus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Nannocharax monardi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Nannocharax multifasciatus
[Multibar citharine]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Nannocharax niloticus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

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Nannocharax occidentalis
[]

Photo by RMCA

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

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Nannocharax ocellicauda
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
 
Nannocharax ogoensis
[]

Photo by RMCA

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

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Nannocharax parvus
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

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

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Nannocharax procatopus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
 
Nannocharax pteron
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Nannocharax reidi
[]
No picture found

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

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Nannocharax rubrolabiatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Nannocharax schoutedeni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Nannocharax signifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Nannocharax taenia
[]

Photo by RMCA

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

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Nannocharax uniocellatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Nannocharax usongo
[]

Photo by Katemo Manda, B.

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

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Nannocharax wittei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Nannocharax zebra
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Nannocharax altus Africa 5.8 TL 1930
Nannocharax angolensis Africa 3 SL 1967
Nannocharax ansorgii Africa 3.7 SL 1911
Nannocharax brevis Africa 4.5 TL 1902
Nannocharax chochamandai Africa 3.8 SL 2023
Nannocharax dageti Africa 4.4 SL 2014
Nannocharax elongatus Africa 8.2 TL 1900
Nannocharax fasciatus Africa 6.6 SL 1867
Nannocharax fasciolaris Africa 3.4 TL 1927
Nannocharax gracilis Africa 4.3 TL 1939
Nannocharax hadros Africa 7.8 SL 2021
Nannocharax hastatus Africa 3.2 SL 2014
Nannocharax hollyi Africa 3.2 SL 1936
Nannocharax intermedius Africa 5.6 SL 1903
Nannocharax latifasciatus Africa 4.9 SL 1989
Nannocharax lineomaculatus Africa 3.9 SL 1960
Nannocharax lineostriatus Africa 3 SL 1967
Nannocharax luapulae Africa 4.6 TL 1915
Nannocharax machadoi Dwarf citharine Africa 4 SL 1967
Nannocharax macropterus Broad-barred citharine Africa 6 SL 1926
Nannocharax maculicauda Africa 3 SL 1981
Nannocharax micros Africa 2.7 TL 1936
Nannocharax minutus Africa 2.7 SL 1933
Nannocharax monardi Africa 4 TL 1936
Nannocharax multifasciatus Multibar citharine Africa 6 TL 1923
Nannocharax niloticus Africa 4.7 SL 1835
Nannocharax occidentalis Africa 5.8 SL 1959
Nannocharax ocellicauda Africa 3.5 SL 1907
Nannocharax ogoensis Africa 4.2 TL 1911
Nannocharax parvus Africa 5.3 SL 1906
Nannocharax procatopus Africa 8 TL 1920
Nannocharax pteron Africa 5.8 TL 1936
Nannocharax reidi Africa 6.4 SL 2004
Nannocharax rubensteini Africa 2.6 SL 2013
Nannocharax rubrolabiatus Africa 6.1 SL 1995
Nannocharax schoutedeni Africa 4.5 TL 1939
Nannocharax signifer Africa 5.7 SL 2010
Nannocharax taenia Africa 7 TL 1902
Nannocharax uniocellatus Africa 2.8 SL 1926
Nannocharax usongo Africa 4.4 SL 2009
Nannocharax wittei Africa 4.8 TL 1933
Nannocharax zebra Africa 4.1 SL 2009



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