rostratus, Distichodus Günther [A.] 1864:360 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Nile River and West Africa. Syntypes: BMNH uncat. (stuffed, apparently lost) West Africa, BMNH 1861.9.9.25 (1) Lower Nile. •Valid as Distichodus rostratus Günther 1864 -- (Daget & Gosse 1984:191 [ref. 6185], Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:245 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:140 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:22 [ref. 28023], Vari 2007:423 [ref. 30023], Mamonekene & Vreven 2008:97 [ref. 29866], Neumann et al. 2016:305 [ref. 35036], Akoth et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40069], Musschoot 2024:338 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Distichodus rostratus Günther 1864. Distichodontidae. Distribution: Western Africa and Nile River basin. Habitat: freshwater.