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distichodontinæ

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A subfamily of Characinidœ, having an adipose fin, the teeth in both jaws well developed, the dorsal fin short, rather elongate, and gill-openings of moderate width, the gill-membranes being attached to the isthmus. The species are all African. Also Distichodontina.

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