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Protopterus dolloi Boulenger, 1900

Slender lungfish
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Congo (Brazzaville) country information

Common names: Ndjono, Nzembe
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the rivers Noumbi, Loeme (Ref. 41578, 81627) and Kouilou (Ref. 40404, 40587, 43033, 81627). Also known from the middle Congo River basin, in the Alima (Ref. 40587) and Sangha (Ref. 2995). Also Ref. 41593.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Boden, G., 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Anguille, Protoptère, Congo-lungefisk, ... more

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

Dipneusti (lungfishes) > Ceratodontiformes (Australian lungfishes) > Protopteridae (African lungfishes)
Etymology: Protopterus: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335);  dolloi: Named after Louis Dollo, for his work on the phylogeny of the lungfishes (Ref. 41613).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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