Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: Atilabeli, Boyai, Iyaiyai
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Present in the lower Congo (Ref. 42510, 45434), Pool Malebo (Ref. 44985), middle Congo River main course (Ref. 41590), Kasai (Ref. 41591, 92931), Sankuru (Ref. 45626), Lukenie (Ref. 92931), Ubangi (Ref. 45441), Uele (Ref. 41594), Ruki (Ref. 41591), Itimbiri (Ref. 106290), Aruwimi/Ituri (Ref. 41590, 45434, 106290), Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290), Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245), Lualaba (Ref. 45434) and upper Lualaba (Ref. 2970, 45434). Also Ref. 7094.
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: Banister, K.E. and R.G. Bailey, 1979
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Isoseepratetra, Seepratetra, 长吻复齿脂鲤, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Distichodus: Greek, di = two + Greek, stix, stichos = line, row (Ref. 45335).

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

; Água doce pelágico(a,os,as). Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, from the lower Congo (Ref. 42510) to the upper Lualaba (Ref. 2970); absent from the Luapula-Moero (Ref. 2970).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7094)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 25 - 26; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 13 - 14. Snout distinctively elongated; mouth terminal; 6-8 vertical dark bars on the flanks that are persistent throughout life-span: in life, orange to reddish body colour (Ref. 122092).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Daget, J. and J.-P. Gosse, 1984. Distichodontidae. p. 184-211. 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. 7094)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)