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  • Distichodus teugelsi
  • Distichodus teugelsi
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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
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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.
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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)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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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.
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Reference Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 19 (no. 2), pp 99, Fig. 1.
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Last Update 2014 Nov 25 10:21 (species record created: 2014 Nov 25 09:13)