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Labeo falcipinnis Boulenger, 1903

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: Bokengo, Bokutu, Ifofondja
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Present in the (marine) lower Congo, Pool Malebo (Ref. 26192), middle Congo (Ref. 4910, 26192, 41594), Uele (Ref. 41594), Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245), Lualaba and upper Lualaba (Ref. 45434). Also Ref. 12456.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Tshibwabwa, S.M., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Labeo konžské, 镰野鲮, Sirpuim-narmasmokk, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335);  falcipinnis: From the Latin falcicula meaning sickle and pinna meaning feather, fin; named after the shape of the last single and the first branched dorsal fin rays which are the lomgest and which are falciform (Ref. 12456).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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