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Scientific Name	**Distichodus teugelsi** Mamonekene & Vreven, 2008
Common Name
Type Locality	Léfini River, 3 kilometers upstream of confluence with the Louna River, Réserve Naturelle Lésio-Louna, 3°00'S, 15°30'E, Congo River basin, Republic of Congo.
Pronunciation	diss tih show duss
Species Information
Size	54mm or 2.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Difficult. Females are bigger and rounder.
General Remarks	Smallest species in the genus.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Louna River, Komo River and Yangambi (middle Congo River basin). African Waters, Congo, Middle Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Feeds on algae and small crustaceans living in it. Not a plant eater like bigger species of the genus. Live and frozen food, zucchini, algae, prepared food once acclimatized. User data.
Compatibility	Peaceful species, not a fin nipper like many congeners. Can be a bit nasty with each other but this can be avoid by keeping them in small groups.
Suggested Tankmates	Several Alestids and small to medium sized cichlids.
Breeding	Undocumented although some spawning activity has been observed in captivity.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 19 (no. 2), pp 99, Fig. 1.
Registered Keepers	There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:53 (species record created: 2014 Nov 25 09:13)