Dundocharax

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Dundocharax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae
Genus: Dundocharax
Poll, 1967 [2]
Species:
D. bidentatus
Binomial name
Dundocharax bidentatus
Poll, 1967 [2]

Dundocharax is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The only species in this genus is Dundocharax bidentatus [3] which is endemic to the Lucoge River, a tributary of the Kasai River in the Congo drainage in Angola. [1] This is a pelagic fish which has a maximum standard length of 1.9 cm (0.75 in). [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Moelants, T. (2010). "Dundocharax bidentatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T182362A7868952. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182362A7868952.en . Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Distichodontidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Dundocharax". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dundocharax bidentatus". FishBase . February 2025 version.