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Ichthyborus congolensis Giltay, 1930

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290), Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245), Lualaba and upper Lualaba (Ref. 45434). Report from the lower Congo (Ref. 45434) questionable and needs confirmation. Also Ref. 7094.
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: Banister, K.E. and R.G. Bailey, 1979
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Kongo nokissalmler, 刚果长脂鲤, 剛果長脂鯉, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Ichthyborus: Greek, ichthyboros, -os, -on = that eats fishes (Ref. 45335).

Issue
Synonymized with the species Ichthyborus besse (Joannis, 1835) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697). Please send references, or more studies are needed.

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

Freshwater; pelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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