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View Mode View All Pictures Species Distichodus engycephalus Günther    Distichodus engycephalus was originally described as Distichodus engycephalus by Günther in 1864. It belongs to the family Distichodontidae. It is commonly known as Grass-eater and is known Turpatetra in Finland, Grass-eater in Ghana, Agbasrakorgloe in Ghana, Agbasra in Ghana. more common names It is found in Fresh water and its distribution is Africa.   Species Species   Higher Taxa Higher Taxa   Original Original   Subspecies Subspecies   Current Current   General General   Name History Name History   Related Pages Related Pages   Species of this Genus Species of this Genus   Species   engycephalus AuthorWI   Günther [A.] AuthorNI   Günther Qualification   --- Year   1864 Status   Valid Class   Osteichthyes Osteichthyes Order   Characiformes Characiformes Family   Distichodontidae Subfamily   --- --- Genus   Distichodus Subgenus   --- Class   Osteichthyes Order   Characiformes Family   Distichodontidae Genus   Distichodus Original Name   Distichodus         Taxon Name   engycephalus Original Combination   Distichodus engycephalus Original Genus   Distichodus Original Genus Species   Distichodus engycephalus OriginalSubGenus   Distichodus Original Author   Günther Original AuthorWI   Günther [A.] Original Qualification   --- Original Year   1864 Original Family   Distichodontidae Original SubFamily   --- Original Level   species Type Locality   Upper Nile River, Khartoum, Sudan. Types   Syntypes: BMNH 1862.6.17.80-81 (2). Primary Code   --- Journal   Cat. Fishes Citation   v. 5 Page   361 SubSpecies AuthorWI --- Qualification SS --- Original QualificationSS --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI --- Current Genus Species Distichodus engycephalus Current Species   engycephalus Current Genus Distichodus Current AuthorWI Günther [A.] Current AuthorNI   Günther Current Year   1864 Current Family Distichodontidae Current Subfamily --- --- Habitat demersal         Water Fresh water Habitat Notes Maximum TL was recorded at 50 cm (Ref. 7094). Occurs over rocky bottoms (Ref. 7094).     Distribution Africa. Current Summary   Valid as Distichodus engycephalus  Günther 1864. Distichodontidae.   Name History   • Valid as Distichodus engycephalus  Günther 1864 -- (Daget & Gosse 1984:188 [ref. 6185], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:245 [ref. 21589], Dankwa et al. 1999:22 [ref. 28023], Vari 2007:415 [ref. 30023], Mamonekene & Vreven 2008:97 [ref. 29866]). Common Names  Common Names Picture Places  Places Hierarchy  Hierarchy Pictures  Pictures First Publication  First Publication Collections Species Links  Species Links Name Combinations  Name Combinations References  References Page 1 of 2 (37 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1]2 Page size: 25 50 100 Drag a column header here to group by that column Species   Genus Species   Authorship   Status   abbreviatus Distichodus abbreviatus Peters [W. C. H.] 1877 Synonym affinis Distichodus affinis Günther [A.] 1873 Valid albini Distichodus albini Steindachner [F.] 1914 Synonym altus Distichodus altus Boulenger [G. A.] 1899 Valid ansorgei Distichodus ansorgei Boulenger [G. A.] 1911 Synonym ansorgii Distichodus ansorgii Boulenger [G. A.] 1911 Synonym antonii Distichodus antonii Schilthuis [L.] 1891 Valid atroventralis Distichodus atroventralis Boulenger [G. A.] 1898 Valid brevipinnis Distichodus brevipinnis Günther [A.] 1864 Valid decemmaculatus Distichodus decemmaculatus Pellegrin [J.] 1926 Valid fasciatus Distichodus fasciatus Vaillant [L. L.] in Rivière 1886 Not available fasciolatus Distichodus fasciolatus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898 Valid hypostomatus Distichodus hypostomatus Pellegrin [J.] 1900 Valid kolleri Distichodus kolleri Holly [M.] 1926 Valid langi Distichodus langi Nichols [J. T.] & Griscom [L.] 1917 Valid leptorhynchus Distichodus leptorhynchus Boulenger [G. A.] 1897 Synonym lusosso Distichodus lusosso Schilthuis [L.] 1891 Valid macrolepis Distichodus macrolepis Günther [A.] 1864 Synonym maculatus Distichodus maculatus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898 Valid marnoi Distichodus marnoi Steindachner [F.] 1881 Synonym martini Distichodus martini Steindachner [F.] 1870 Synonym mossambicus Distichodus mossambicus Peters [W. C. H.] 1852 Valid nefasch Distichodus nefasch (Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Forsskål) 1788) Valid niloticus Distichodus niloticus (Hasselquist [F.] 1762) Not available noboli Distichodus noboli Boulenger [G. A.] 1899 Valid Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Page 1 of 2 (37 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1]2 Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…