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Orthochromis polyacanthus (Boulenger, 1899)

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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 Lake Mweru (Ref. 26626, 122085). Reports from Lower Congo rapids (Ref. 82335), Lindi River (Ref. 82324), Wagenia Falls (Ref. 82324, 106245) and Lualaba River (Ref. 82324) are either unconfirmed or questionable, or belong to other species (Ref. 26626, 106290).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Schedel, F.D.B., E.J.W.M.N. Vreven, B. Katemo Manda, E. Abwe, A. Chocha Manda and U.K. Schliewen, 2018
National Database:

Common names from other countries

多棘朴丽鱼, 多棘樸麗魚, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Orthochromis: Greek, ortho = straight + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 25°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468); 1°N - 10°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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