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Amphilius kivuensis Pellegrin, 1933

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Rwanda country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in the upper reaches of the Rusizi River (Ref. 87863). Present in the upper Kagera basin (Lake Victoria affluent) (Ref. 87863) but this is not mentioned in Ref. 46152 who considers A. kivuensis as a junior synonym of A. uranoscopus.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Marlier, G., 1953
National Database:

Common names from other countries

基伍平鳍鮠, 基伍平鰭鮠, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Amphiliinae
Etymology: Amphilius: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, leios = fat.
  More on author: Pellegrin.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 0°S - 5°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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