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Polypterus congicus Boulenger, 1898

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: Elonga, Elonga, Elonga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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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


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