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Polypterus delhezi Boulenger, 1899

Barred bichir
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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: Nkonga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585, 44985), middle Congo River (Ref. 88113), Kasai (Ref. 41591), Lake Mai-Ndombe (Ref. 1877), Lake Tumba (Ref. 41580, 44984), Ngiri River (lower Ubangi tributary)(Ref. 44796), Yenge River (Tshuapa tributary, Ruki drainage) (Ref. 93897) and the Itimbiri (Ref. 106290). Also Ref. 1878, 1879, 2060, 4537, 41585, 41588, 41590, 42848, 44796, 44842, 44912.
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: Matthes, H., 1964
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Stribet bikir, 戴氏多鳍鱼, Zaire-Flösselhecht, ... more

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

Cladistii (bichirs) > Polypteriformes (Bichirs) > Polypteridae (Bichirs)
Etymology: Polypterus: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335);  delhezi: Named after M. Delhez, collector of the first specimen of Polypterus delhezi (Ref. 1877).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 26°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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