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Brycinus kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Present in the marine lower Congo (Ref. 28013), Kasai (Ref. 28013), Sankuru (Ref. 11970, 88943), Ubangi (Ref. 45441), Uele (Ref. 42019), Aruwimi, Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290), middle Congo, Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245), Lualaba (Ref. 28013, 36901, 42013, 93587) and middle Luapula system (Ref. 28013). Also known from the Chiloango River basin (Ref. 41590, 41597).
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: Paugy, D. and S.A. Schaefer, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tétra africain, Mbara, 金斯利非洲脂鲤, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Brycinus: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

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

Freshwater; pelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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