Species that contain: Distichodus and sexfasciatus [ 2 ] records

sexfasciatus, Distichodus Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:425 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 50); ref. 14629] Stanley [Boyoma] Falls, upper Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1897.9.30.16. •Valid as Distichodus sexfasciatus Boulenger 1897 -- (Daget & Gosse 1984:192 [ref. 6185], Mamonekene & Vreven 2008:97 [ref. 29866], Moelants et al. 2014:1715 [ref. 35459], Moelants et al. 2018:191 [ref. 35738], Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564], Abwe et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36905], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[8] 707 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Musschoot 2024:339 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Distichodus sexfasciatus Boulenger 1897. Distichodontidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

tanganicae, Distichodus Worthington [E. B.] & Ricardo [C. K.] 1937:1083, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1936 (pt 4); ref. 15306] Lake Tanganyika, east Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1936.6.15.411. •Synonym of Distichodus sexfasciatus Boulenger 1897 -- (Daget & Gosse 1984:193 [ref. 6185], Musschoot 2024:339 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Distichodus sexfasciatus Boulenger 1897. Distichodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.