Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
questionable
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Reports from upper Congo River basin (Ref. 78218, 95585) are probably doubtful as specimens from Congo basin identified as Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Ref. 51287) are considered to be Z. brevis (Ref. 58032), meaning it’s absent in Congo basin.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Leptoglaninae
Etymology: Zaireichthys:Composed form Zaire river + Greek,ichtys = fish; the habitat of this fish (Ref. 45335). More on author: Hilgendorf.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
