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Brycinus bimaculatus (Boulenger, 1899)

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Present in the middle Congo River (Ref. 41590, 42019, 106245), Lake Mai-Ndombe (Ref. 1877), Lake Tumba (Ref. 44984, 41580), Ruki drainage (Ref. 41580, 41594, 42019, 93897), Aruwimi, Itimbiri (Ref. 106290), Uélé drainage (Ref. 42019), Lualaba (Ref. 42019), and upper Lualaba (Ref. 2970, 45616). Also reported from Tshela (Chiloango River basin) (Ref. 41591) but Lower Guinea presence unconfirmed in Ref. 80290. Also Ref. 5331.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paugy, D., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Kakstäpp-kardsalmler, Kaksitäpläalesti, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Brycinus: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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