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Microctenopoma congicum (Boulenger, 1887)

Congo ctenopoma
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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the marine lower Congo (Ref. 41594), Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585), middle Congo River (Ref. 4910), Lake Tumba (Ref. 41591), Ubangi (Ref. 45441), Uele (Ref. 41590) and Itimbiri (Ref. 106290). Report from the Aruwimi (Ref. 41590) based on misidentified specimens of M. uelense (Ref. 26634).
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: David, L. and M. Poll, 1937
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Anabantidae (Climbing gouramies)
Etymology: Microctenopoma: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, poma = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.8 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 25.   Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 2060)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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