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Pollimyrus maculipinnis (Nichols, La & Monte, 1934)

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Lulua (Kasai drainage) (Ref. 42541) and Luilaka River (Ruki drainage) (Ref. 93897). Type locality of the holotype of Marcusenius maculipinnis: "Luluabourg, Kasai district" (Ref. 42541). Also Ref. 3203.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Monsembula Iyaba, R.J.C. and M.L.J. Stiassny, 2013
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Laikuim-pollikala, Rypoun skvrnoploutvý, 斑鳍矮长颌鱼, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Pollimyrus: Because of Dr. Max Poll, ichthyologist + Greek, myros, -ou = the male of the morey eel.
  More on authors: Nichols, La & Monte.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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