Microctenopoma congicum (Boulenger, 1887)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C63F87BA-E39F-3FC3-7584-D981EA15FE97 |
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Felipe |
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Microctenopoma congicum (Boulenger, 1887) |
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Microctenopoma congicum (Boulenger, 1887) View in CoL
Ctenopoma congicum Boulenger, 1887 [Synonym: senior, original� Occurrence: questionable
Maximum length: 6.19 cm SL
Water type: freshwater
Environment: benthopelagic
Depth range: _
Migration: unknown
IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)
Source: preserved
Distribution and remarks: common in the middle and lower Congo River basin, and is also present in the Shiloango and Ogowe rivers. Reported from the upper Chari and Gribingui rivers (Lake Chad basin), although these records cannot be verified as no specimen was retained, possibly misidentifications. Record for Gabon: AMNH 230277-1999 “Petite rivière appelé Mikouma” is identified as M. nanum (Vigliotta, pers. com.).
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