Congo (Brazzaville) country information

Common names: Djokala, Konga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the middle Congo River and the Sanga River (middle Congo River basin)(Ref. 44840). Also Ref. 3188.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Daget, J. and A. Stauch, 1963
National Database:

Common names from other countries

卡坦多鳍鱼, 刚果多鳍鱼, Kongo hulkuim, ... more

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> Polypteriformes (Bichirs) > Polypteridae (Bichirs)
Etymology: Polypterus: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.

Issue
This species is a synonym of Polypterus endlicherii Heckel, 1847 in Eschmeyer (Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Sep. 2011: Ref. 88002): Ref. 88002).

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

; Água doce demersal; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 10 m (Ref. 36901). Tropical

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Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin; also present in Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 43033, 88113).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 97.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 41580); peso máx. Publicado: 4.4 kg (Ref. 44840)

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Espinhos dorsais (total) : 12 - 15; Espinhos anais: 12 - 15. Compressed body (Ref. 42908, Ref. 43035). Lower jaw prominent, longer than upper jaw (Ref. 36901). Number of dorsal finlets: 12-15 (Ref. 42908). Pectoral fin reaching dorsal fin origin (Ref. 45485). Ganoid scales (Ref. 42904, Ref. 43035): 55-59 lateral line scales, 46-52 scales around body, 11-16 predorsal scales (Ref. 2970, Ref. 36901, Ref. 42908, Ref. 44840, Ref. 45485). Dorsal side gray colored, ventral side paler, yellowish, with 6 to 9 darker transversal bars (Ref. 41580, Ref. 43035). Fins with weak blackish spots (Ref. 41580).

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); This carnivorous fish lives in streams, lakes and zones of flood (Ref. 4910, Ref. 41580). In Lake Tanganyika it is mostly found at the mouth or delta of rivers and lagoons (Ref. 36901). Not commercially important (Ref. 4967).

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Suzuki, D., M.C. Brandley and M. Tokita, 2010. The mitochondrial phylogeny of an ancient lineage of ray-finned fishes (Polypteridae) with implications for the evolution of body elongation, pelvic fin loss, and craniofacial morphology in Osteichthyes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10:1-12. (Ref. 88084)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Preocupação menor (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 February 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para o homem

Harmless

Utilização humana

Pescarias: pouco comercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00195 - 0.01073), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.54 se; based on food items.

Resiliência (Ref. 120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (59 of 100).

Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Polypterus congicus Boulenger, 1898