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Acapoeta tanganicae (Boulenger, 1900)

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Tanzania country information

Common names: Mbaraga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Eccles, D.H., 1992
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Lake Tanganyika and inflowing streams (Ref. 4967) and Songwe River, tributary of Lake Rukwa (Ref. 101145). It can be found in inshore rocky areas of Lake Tanganyika, and rapid sections of rivers; one of the most common species in the rivers (Ref. 4967).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Genner, M.J., G.F. Turner, A. Smith, S. Mzighani and B.P. Ngatunga, 2015
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mbaraga, Parmička tanganická, Tanganjikanbarbi, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Etymology: Acapoeta: Composed from the word "a" + the local vernacular name "kapwaeti" used in Georgia and Azerbaikhan (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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