Common names:
Kapepe, Lundembe, Lwasa
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known from the southern Congo River basin (Ref. 120641) in the Chiumbe and Chicapa (Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin), from the Cubango (=Okavango) (Ref. 11970) and from Lake Calundo (upper Zambezi), although presence in the Zambezi questionable according to Ref. 120641. Also present in the Cuanza (Ref. 1878, 1880, 11970, 120641). Also Ref. 82823.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Poll, M., 1967
National Database:
> 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
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