Species that contain: Distichodus and engycephalus [ 2 ] records

engycephalus, Distichodus Günther [A.] 1864:361 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Upper Nile River, Khartoum, Sudan. Syntypes: BMNH 1862.6.17.80-81 (2). •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], Musschoot 2024:335 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Distichodus engycephalus Günther 1864. Distichodontidae. Distribution: Africa: western Africa and upper Nile basin. Habitat: freshwater.

touteei, Distichodus Pellegrin [J.] 1906:472 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 12 (no. 7); ref. 15683] Niger River, near Gaya, Boussa and Badjibo, Africa. Syntypes: MNHN 1900-0103 to 0105 (3). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:39 [ref. 19577]. •Synonym of Distichodus engycephalus Günther 1864 -- (Daget & Gosse 1984:188 [ref. 6185], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:245 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Synonym of Distichodus engycephalus Günther 1864. Distichodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.