Monostichodus

Monostichodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae
Genus: Monostichodus
Vaillant, 1886 [1]
Synonyms

Hemistichodus Pellegrin, 1900

Monostichodus is a genus of fish in the family Distichodontidae found in tropical Africa.[1]

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Musschoot, T. & Snoeks, J. (2016): Re-establishment of the genus Monostichodus Vaillant 1886 (Characiformes, Distichodontidae). Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 13 NOV 2016.
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