Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Widespread in the Congo basin, including the lower Congo (Ref. 42510), Pool Malebo (Ref. 44985), Kasai (Ref. 42034), Ubangi (Ref. 45441), Uele (Ref. 41594), Aruwimi (Ref. 41594, 106290), Itimbiri, Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290), Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245), lower Lukuga (Ref. 45485, 83760), Lake Upemba (Ref. 41590), Lufira (Ref. 2970) and Lake Mweru (Ref. 45616). Also Ref. 2801.
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: Nichols, J.T. and L. Griscom, 1917
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Neobola konžská, 康吉埃塞鱼, Kongo helkselg, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: Chelaethiops: Composed from Chela, a Bangladesh local for a fish + Aethiops, Ethiopia, African country.
More on authors: Nichols & Griscom.

Issue
Species from Lake Tanganyika possibly different from the Congo basin species (Ref. 4967, referring to Howes 1983).

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

; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, from the lower Congo (Ref. 42510) up to the Lufira (Ref. 2970) and Lake Mweru (Ref. 45616). Also in the Lake Tanganyika basin (Ref. 2801, 4967), including the Malagarazi (Ref. 98755).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2801)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Chelaethiops congicus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)