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Paradistichodus

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Paradistichodus dimidiatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae
Genus: Paradistichodus
Pellegrin, 1922
Species:
P. dimidiatus
Binomial name
Paradistichodus dimidiatus
(Pellegrin, 1904)
Synonyms

Paradistichodus elegans Pellegrin, 1922

Paradistichodus dimidiatus is a species of distichodontid fish that occurs in the African nations of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. It is the only described species in its genus.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paradistichodus dimidiatus". FishBase. October 2011 version.