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Sharktail distichodus (Distichodus fasciolatus)
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Distichodontidae

Sharktail distichodus

Distichodus fasciolatus

Sixty Centimeters Shark from the Congo Basin

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Upper river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Deep-bodied
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Sharktail distichodus is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Characins
Family
Distichodontidae
Genus
Distichodus
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
deep_bodied
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