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Leptocypris modestus Boulenger, 1900

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the lower Congo (Ref. 42510), Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585), middle Congo River (Ref. 2988, 41594), Kwilu (Ref. 89725), Kasai (Ref. 41591), Ubangi (Ref. 45441), Aruwimi (Ref. 41590, 106290), Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290), Wagenia Falls (Ref. 42480, 106245), Lualaba and upper Lualaba (Ref. 45434). Also Ref. 2801.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Boulenger, G.A., 1911
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Kongo salekarbik, 瘦波鱼, Neobola konžská, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: Leptocypris: Greek, leptos = thin + Kypris, other name for Aphrodite, proceeding from Cyprus (Kypris), Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

; acqua dolce benthopelagico.   Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Africa: lower Congo River (Ref. 42510) up to the upper Lualaba (Ref. 45434), including the Ubangi (Ref. 45441), in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2801)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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