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Pareutropius debauwi (Boulenger, 1900)

African glass catfish
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Angola country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Present in the Chiloango (Cabinda Province)(Ref. 81643, 120641). Also Ref. 3570.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: De Vos, L., 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: Pareutropius: Greek, par = beside, near + Greek, eu = well + Greek, tropis = keel, in reference to the compressed body of the fish;  debauwi: From the Latin "vittatus" (covered with stripes), referring to the colour pattern of the species (Ref. 43912).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 3°N - 13°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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