| Distichodontidae (Distichodus) |
| 1.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic; freshwater |
| Africa: only known from the Barotse floodplains (Ref. 120641). |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal soft rays: 10-11 |
| Inhabits small streams associated with seasonally flooded plains. Always captured from dense strands of submerged or emergent aquatic macrophytes adjacent to the stream margin. Feeds on tiny aquatic invertebrates. |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 (B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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