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Labeo cyclorhynchus Boulenger, 1899

Harlequin sharkminnow
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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: Ndakobaendi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the lower Congo, Pool Malebo, middle Congo, (lower) Kasai, Ubangi, Ruki (Ref. 26192), Aruwimi (Ref. 106290), Tshopo (Ref. 106290) and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 26192, 106245). Also Ref. 1440.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Tshibwabwa, S.M., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Varigated shark, 杂色野鲮, Harlekiinilabeo, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335);  cyclorhynchus: From the Greek kyklos meaning circle and rhyngchos meaning snout; named after the shape of its broad, rounded snout (Ref. 12456).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 21°C - 27°C (Ref. 2060)

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