Six-banded distichodus
Adult above, juvenile below
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae
Genus: Distichodus
Species:
D. sexfasciatus
Binomial name
Distichodus sexfasciatus
Boulenger, 1897

The six-banded distichodus or sixbar distichodus (Distichodus sexfasciatus) is an African species of freshwater fish in the family Distichodontidae.[2]

Description

Sub-adult

Distichodus sexfasciatus can reach a length of 76 cm (30 in). The body is high-backed, reddish brown to reddish-yellow colored, with an elongated, partially squat and laterally flattened head and six dark vertical bands. Its snout has a characteristic conical shape. They have 24–25 dorsal soft rays and 14–15 anal soft rays.[2][3] These fishes feed on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter.[2]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in Africa, in the basin of the Congo River and in the Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Zambia and Angola.[2][1] These freshwater fish occur in swarms and schools in rivers and lakes, in areas of tropical climate (typically 22–26 °C or 72–79 °F).[2]

Bibliography

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References

  1. 1 2 Moelants, T. (2010). "Distichodus sexfasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181923A7765219. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181923A7765219.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Six-banded distichodus on the FishBase"
  3. ↑ Eccles, D.H., 1992. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Roma. 145 p.


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