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Papyrocranus congoensis (Nichols, La & Monte, 1932)

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Congo (Brazzaville) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the upper Kouilou-Niari at Makaka (Ref. 7431). Also reported from Mossaka (Likouala-middle Congo River confluence)(Ref. 44840).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Daget, J. and A. Stauch, 1963
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Notopteridae (Featherbacks or knifefishes) > Xenomystinae
Etymology: Papyrocranus: Greek, papyros = paper rush + Greek, kranion = skull (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Nichols, La & Monte.

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

; Γλυκού νερού βενθικό(ς).   Tropical

Κατανομή Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Point map | Εισαγωγές | Faunafri

Africa: Congo basin: Cuvette Centrale, parts of the Ubangi and probably also in the lower Congo basin (Ref. 7431). Also reported from the Kouilou-Niari in Ref. 7431, in contrast to statements in the text. Absent from the upper Congo above Kisangani, Camerounian parts of the Congo basin, and from the Chiloango, Ogooué or Chad basins (Ref. 7431).

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.2 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 124477)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 104 - 118. Caudal vertebrae 52-58.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Roberts, T.R., 1992. Systematic revision of the old world freshwater fish family Notopteridae. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 2(4):361-383. (Ref. 7431)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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