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Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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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: Sarotherodon galilaeus boulengeri: known from the lower and middle Congo River from Matadi to Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool) and the lower Kasai (Ref. 2) and Lukenie (Ref. 55074). Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus: middle Congo River basin, in the middle Congo River and drainages of the Ubangi, Uele, Itimbiri (Ref. 2, 55074), Lomami (Ref. 106245) and Aruwimi (Ref. 106290). Sarotherodon galilaeus also reported from the Luilaka River (Ruki drainage)(Ref. 93897), but subspecies not given. Also Ref. 4999, 120641.
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: Trewavas, E., 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Sarotherodon: Greek, saros, -ou = sawdust + Greek, ther = animal * Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

; eau douce; saumâtre démersal; potamodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 5 - ? m (Ref. 28714).   Subtropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059); 35°N - 15°S

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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