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Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861

Tiger fish
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Angola country information

Common names: Kasangi, Kasanji, Muka
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from southern Congo River basin (Ref. 120641) in the rivers Kwango, Luachimo and Kasai (Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin)(Ref. 11970). Also present in the Zambezi and Okavango (Ref. 120641). Also Ref. 7248.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Skelton, P.H., 2019
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Hydrocynus: Greek, hydr = water + Greek, kyon = dog (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Castelnau.

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

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)

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