Paradistichodus

Paradistichodus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The only species in this genus is Paradistichodus dimidiatus,^[3] this fish occurs in West Africa, in the catchment of Lake Chad, as well as the drainages of the Gambia, Casamance, Corubal, Niger and Volta.^[1]

Paradistichodus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Distichodontidae
Genus:	Paradistichodus Pellegrin, 1922[2]
Species:	P. dimidiatus
Binomial name
Paradistichodus dimidiatus (Pellegrin, 1904)
Synonyms[3]
Nannocharax dimidiatus Pellegrin, 1904 Distichodus ansorgii Boulenger, 1911 Paradistichodus elegans Pellegrin, 1922