FB-10818 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10818 Animalia Chordata Cladistii Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus Polypterus congicus Boulenger, 1898 Kongo hulkuim Djokala Elonga Ilolonga Konga Mbumi Mokunga Mokututa Mukunga Munkunga Nkungi angandu Weuma 刚果多鳍鱼 剛果多鰭魚 卡坦多鰭魚 卡坦多鳍鱼 Polypterus bichir katangae Poll, 1941 Polypterus delhezi (non Boulenger, 1899) Polypterus endlicheri (non Heckel, 1847) Polypterus endlicheri concicus Boulenger, 1898 Polypterus endlicheri congicus Boulenger, 1898 Polypterus endlicherii congicus Boulenger, 1898 Polypterus lapradi (non Steindachner, 1869) Polypterus lapradii (non Steindachner, 1869) 1994-06-15 2024-04-18 Boulenger, G.A.0 Fourth contribution to the ichthyology of Lake Tanganyika. Report on the collection of fishes made by Dr. W.A. Cunnington during the Third Tanganyika Expedition, 1904-1905. Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 17(6):537-600. (Ref. 1872) Boulenger, G.A.0 Poissons nouveaux du Congo. 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GmbH (Aqualog), Rodgau, Germany. 175p. (Ref. 88113) Lingofo Bolaya, R.0 Common names of some fish species found in the Isangi Territory (Tshopo District, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo). Unpublished compilation of R. Lingofo Bolaya. (Ref. 98754) eElurikkus0 eElurikkus koondab ühte portaali Eesti eluslooduse andmed. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/ (Ref. 105471) Moelants, T.0 Diversity and ecology of the ichthyofauna of the Middle and Upper Congo basin: a case-study in the region of the Wagenia falls (Democratic Republic of the Congo). KULeuven, Faculty of Science, Leuven (Belgium), 320p. (Ref. 106245) FB-GeneralDescr-10818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-06-15 00:00:00 2024-04-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 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). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-10818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2003-01-29 00:00:00 2017-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 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). Poll, M. 1976 Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba - Mission G.F. De Witte en collaboration avec W. Adam, A. Janssens, L. Van Meel et R. Verheyen (1946-1949). Fascicule 73. Poissons. Fondation pour favoriser les Recherches Scientifiques en Afrique, Bruxelles. 127 pp. (Ref. 2970) FB-Morphology-10818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2003-01-29 00:00:00 2017-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Dorsal spines (total): 1215; Analspines: 1215 Poll, M. 1976 Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba - Mission G.F. De Witte en collaboration avec W. Adam, A. Janssens, L. Van Meel et R. Verheyen (1946-1949). Fascicule 73. Poissons. Fondation pour favoriser les Recherches Scientifiques en Afrique, Bruxelles. 127 pp. (Ref. 2970) FB-Distribution-10818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-06-15 00:00:00 2017-08-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin; also present in Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 43033, 88113). Gosse, J.-P. 1984 Polypteridae. p. 18-29. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Volume I. ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. 410 p. (Ref. 3188) FB-Uses-10818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-06-15 00:00:00 2024-04-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: minor commercial Eccles, D.H. 1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p. (Ref. 4967) FB-TrophicStrategy-10818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2003-02-04 00:00:00 2004-09-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public congicus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses In Lake Tanganyika, it is found at the mouth or delta of rivers and lagunes (Ref. 36901). Matthes, H. 1964 Les poissons du lac Tumba et de la région d'Ikela. Étude systématique et écologique. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., série in-8°, Sci. Zool. 126:204 p. (Ref. 41580) FB-Size-10818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-06-15 00:00:00 2024-04-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 97.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 41580)); max. published weight: 4,380 g (Ref. 44840) Matthes, H. 1964 Les poissons du lac Tumba et de la région d'Ikela. Étude systématique et écologique. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., série in-8°, Sci. Zool. 126:204 p. (Ref. 41580) Daget, J. and A. Stauch 1963 Poissons de la rive droite du Moyen-Congo. Mission A. Stauch (février-avril 1961). Bull. Inst. Rech. Sci. Congo 2:41-48. (Ref. 44840) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-10818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-06-15 00:00:00 2024-04-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat demersal; freshwater; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 36901) Poll, M. 1953 Exploration hydrobiologique du lac Tanganika (1946-1947). Résultats scientifiques. Volume III, fascicule 5A. Poissons non Cichlidae. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles. 251 pp. (Ref. 36901)