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Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage, 1883

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the lower Congo River basin (Ref. 1879), Pool Malebo (Ref. 44985), the middle Congo River (Ref. 4910, 41590), Lukenie (Ref. 127185), Lake Tumba (Ref. 41580), rivers Luilaka and Yenge (Ruki drainage) (Ref. 93897), Ubangi (Ref. 45441), Lomami (Ref. 41590, 106245) and Lualaba (Ref. 45434). Report from the Tshopo (Ref. 41594) unconfirmed in Ref. 106290.
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: Lavoué, S., J.P. Sullivan and M.E. Arnegard, 2010
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mustlaik-kivipeakala, Rypoun balayův, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Petrocephalus: Latin, petra = stone + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Sauvage.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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