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Alestes macrophthalmus Günther, 1867

Torpedo robber
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Alestes macrophthalmus
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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found throughout the Congo River basin (Ref. 80290), from Pool Malebo (Ref. 42480) up to the upper Lualaba (Ref. 2970, 42019, 45616, 80290) and Mweru/Luapula (Ref. 45616) and including the middle Congo River (Ref. 41590, 106245), Fwa River (Sankuru drainage) (Ref. 13455), Ubangui (Ref. 1884, 45441), Uélé (Ref. 41594, 80450), Itimbiri (Ref. 106290), Aruwimi (Ref. 80450, 106290), Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290), Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245) and Lualaba (Ref. 42019, 45616, 106245). Also present in Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 36901, 45485).
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. and S.A. Schaefer, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Ablette, Shemani, Sillialesti, ... more

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Alestes: Greek, alestes, -oy = miller (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

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

; süßwasser pelagisch.   Tropical

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen |
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