Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Present in lower Congo River basin (Ref. 88782) and the central Congo River basin (Ref. 7094, 81638), including the middle Congo River main course (Ref. 1879). Report from the Itimbiri (Ref. 41590) unconfirmed in Ref. 106290. Also in the Lukula (Chiloango basin)(Ref. 88782).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
David, L. and M. Poll, 1937
National Database:
Africa: widespread in coastal basins from the Sanaga (Cameroon) to the Chiloango (Cabinda Province of Angola) (Ref. 81638). Also found in the middle (Ref. 1879, 11970) and lower Congo River basin (Ref. 88782).
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 19.5 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 81638)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 0; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 15 - 18; Duri dubur: 0; Sirip dubur lunak: 12 - 15. Diagnosis: 36 (Ref. 11970) or 38-43 (Ref. 81638) lateral line scales. Total dorsal rays 15-18; dorsal fin not becoming elongate ontogenetically, tip of fin extending at most to vertical between posterior limit of base of dorsal fin and origin of adipose fin; flanks without distinct markings other than some dusky, vertically elongate spots on mid-lateral surface; vertically elongate dark spot present on base of middle rays of caudal fin (Ref. 81638).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Vari, R.P., 2007. Distichodontidae. p. 412-465. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81638)
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00634 - 0.03785), b=3.02 (2.83 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).