After Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]

<==o Distichodus
   |-- D. affinis Günther, 1873 (Silver distichodus)
   |-- D. altus Boulenger, 1899
   |-- D. antonii Schilthuis, 1891
   |-- D. atroventralis Boulenger, 1898
   |-- D. brevipinnis Günther, 1864
   |-- D. decemmaculatus Pellegrin, 1926
   |-- D. engycephalus Günther, 1864 Perch
   |-- D. fasciolatus Boulenger, 1898 (Sharktail distichodus)
   |-- D. hypostomatus Pellegrin, 1900
   |-- D. kolleri Holly, 1926
   |-- D. langi Nichols & Griscom, 1917
   |-- D. lusosso Schilthuis, 1891 (Longsnout distichodus; seepratetra)
   |-- D. maculatus Boulenger, 1898 (Spotted citharinid)
   |-- D. mossambicus Peters, 1852 (Nkupe)
   |-- D. niloticus (Hasselquist, 1762)
   |-- D. noboli Boulenger, 1899
   |-- D. notospilus Günther, 1867
   |-- D. petersii Pfeffer, 1896
   |-- D. rostratus Günther, 1864 (Grass-eater)
   |-- D. rufigiensis Norman, 1922
   |-- D. schenga Peters, 1852 (Chessa)
   `-- D. sexfasciatus Boulenger, 1897 (Sixbar distichodus; isoseepratetra)

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