Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: Elonga, Elonga, Elonga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the lower Congo River (Ref. 43035), Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585, 41588, 44842, 44985, 45486), middle Congo River (Ref. 4910, 43035), Sankuru (Ref. 43033, 43035), Lake Tumba (Ref. 41580), the Ubangui River (Ref. 1884, 45441), Uélé (Ref. 41594, 43035), Wagenia Falls (Ref. 88113, 106245), Lualaba (Ref. 2970, 42112, 45434) and upper Lualaba (Ref. 88113). Also Ref. 1879, 2264, 3188, 4910, 4913, 41594, 42033, 42480, 42907, 42908, 43035, 45616, 45619, 45626.
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: Schäfer, F., 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

卡坦多鳍鱼, 刚果多鳍鱼, Kongo hulkuim, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Ecología

; agua dulce demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 10 m (Ref. 36901). Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

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

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 97.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 41580); peso máximo publicado: 4.4 kg (Ref. 44840)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 12 - 15; Espinas anales: 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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 February 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)