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Hypsopanchax stiassnyae van, der, Zee, Sonnenberg, Mbimbi, Mayi & Munene, 2015

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Only known from the Kambambe River (Lulua tributary, Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin)(Ref. 103403). Type locality of the holotype of Hypsopanchax stiassnyae: 'Democratic Republic of Congo: Kasaï Occidental Province: Lulua Basin, Kambambe River at village Kazadi, 6°32'56"S 22°42'16"E' (Ref. 103403).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: van der Zee, J.R., R. Sonnenberg and J.J. Mbimbi Mayi Munene, 2015
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Procatopodidae (African lampeyes) > Procatopodinae
Etymology: Hypsopanchax: Greek, hypsi = high + Panchax, a word created by Meinken in 1932 ;  stiassnyae: The species is named after Melanie L.J. Stiassny of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, who supported the authors in many ways during their studies on the systematics of the Cyprinodontiformes of the Congo basin (Ref. 103403).

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


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