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Mastacembelus congicus Boulenger, 1896

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the lower Congo River basin (Ref. 26083, 41591, 42510, 84205), Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585), middle Congo River (Ref. 4910), Kasai (Ref. 41591), Sankuru (Ref. 45626), Ubangi (Ref. 45441), Uélé (Ref. 41590), Aruwimi, Itimbiri (Ref. 41590, 106290), Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290), Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245), Lualaba (Ref. 45434), upper Lualaba (Ref. 2970) and Luapula (Ref. 45616).
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: Roberts, T.R. and D.J. Stewart, 1976
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Spiny eel, 小眼非洲盲刺鳅, 康吉非洲盲刺鳅, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Synbranchiformes (Spiny eels) > Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Etymology: Mastacembelus: Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, emballo = to throw oneself (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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