Freshwater Fish Species in Zaďż˝re (Congo) River [Central Africa]
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Fish Species in Zaďż˝re

One of the largest rivers in the world; formed by the confluence of Luapula and Lualaba rivers; empties into the Atlantic Ocean (Ref. 6318).

[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=149]

Species Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic level Status

Aethiomastacembelus congicus Mastacembelidae benthopelagic 36 TL 3.8 native

Aethiomastacembelus robertsi Mastacembelidae benthopelagic 36 TL 3.8 native

Aethiomastacembelus traversi Mastacembelidae benthopelagic 35 TL 3.8 endemic

Alestes lateralis Alestiidae pelagic 18 TL 3.2 native

Alestes macrophthalmus Alestiidae pelagic 74 TL 3.0 native

Amphilius cryptobullatus Amphiliidae demersal 17 TL 3.0 native

Amphilius platychir Amphiliidae demersal 21 TL 3.3 native

Amphilius zairensis Amphiliidae demersal 12 TL 3.2 native

Aplocheilichthys loati Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.3 native

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen Poeciliidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native

Auchenoglanis occidentalis Bagridae demersal 86 TL 2.9 native

Barbus afrovernayi Cyprinidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.5 native

Barbus bifrenatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 9 TL 2.5 native

Barbus brazzai Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native

Barbus caudovittatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 80 TL 3.2 native

Barbus fasciolatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native

Barbus haasianus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 native

Barbus habereri Cyprinidae benthopelagic 17 TL 3.2 native

Barbus holotaenia Cyprinidae benthopelagic 15 TL 3.2 native

Barbus hulstaerti Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4 TL 2.9 native

Barbus lineomaculatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native

Barbus pleuropholis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Barbus tangandensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native

Brienomyrus kingsleyae kingsleyae Mormyridae benthopelagic 17 TL 3.1 native

Brycinus imberi Alestiidae demersal 20 TL 3.3 native

Brycinus kingsleyae Alestiidae pelagic 21 TL 3.0 native

Brycinus macrolepidotus Alestiidae pelagic 65 TL 2.3 native

Brycinus opisthotaenia Alestiidae pelagic 16 TL 3.2 native

Caecomastacembelus batesii Mastacembelidae demersal 34 TL 3.8 native

Caecomastacembelus brevicauda Mastacembelidae demersal 20 TL 3.9 native

Caecomastacembelus cryptacanthus Mastacembelidae demersal 23 TL 3.3 native

Caecomastacembelus flavomarginatus Mastacembelidae demersal 31 TL 3.8 native

Caecomastacembelus goro Mastacembelidae demersal 37 TL 3.8 native

Caecomastacembelus marmoratus Mastacembelidae demersal 23 TL 3.3 native

Caecomastacembelus niger Mastacembelidae demersal 29 TL 3.3 native

Campylomormyrus tamandua Mormyridae demersal 53 TL 3.2 native

Chiloglanis batesii Mochokidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Chiloglanis congicus Mochokidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.2 native

Clarias albopunctatus Clariidae demersal 20 TL 3.2 native

Clarias buthupogon Clariidae demersal 110 TL 3.3 native

Clarias camerunensis Clariidae demersal 47 TL 3.5 native

Clarias pachynema Clariidae demersal 36 TL 3.2 native

Clarias theodorae Clariidae demersal 35 TL 4.4 native

Ctenopoma kingsleyae Anabantidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native

Cynothrissa ansorgii Clupeidae pelagic 16 TL 3.0 native

Distichodus altus Citharinidae pelagic 15 TL 3.7 native

Distichodus notospilus Citharinidae pelagic 20 TL 4.7 native

Epiplatys singa Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native

Epiplatys spilargyreius Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native

Euchilichthys dybowskii Mochokidae demersal 12 TL 2.9 native

Gnathonemus petersii Mormyridae demersal 43 TL 3.1 native

Hemichromis fasciatus Cichlidae benthopelagic 25 TL 3.5 native

Hepsetus odoe Hepsetidae demersal 70 TL 4.5 native

Heterobranchus boulengeri Clariidae demersal 64 TL 3.2 native

Heterobranchus longifilis Clariidae demersal 183 TL 3.7 native

Heterotis niloticus Osteoglossidae demersal 120 TL 3.0 introduced

Hippopotamyrus psittacus Mormyridae demersal 30 TL 3.1 native

Hydrocynus forskalii Alestiidae pelagic 96 TL 4.0 native

Hydrocynus vittatus Alestiidae demersal 117 TL 4.5 native

Hylopanchax stictopleuron Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.1 native

Ichthyborus besse congolensis Citharinidae pelagic 20 TL 3.6 native

Kribia kribensis Eleotridae demersal 6 TL 3.3 native

Kribia nana Eleotridae demersal 5 TL 3.3 native

Labeo alticentralis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.0 native

Labeo coubie Cyprinidae benthopelagic 92 TL 2.0 native

Labeo cyclopinnis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 14 TL 2.9 native

Labeo cyclorhynchus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.0 native

Labeo dhonti Cyprinidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.0 native

Labeo falcipinnis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 47 TL 2.4 native

Labeo greenii Cyprinidae benthopelagic 27 TL 3.0 native

Labeo kirkii Cyprinidae benthopelagic 24 TL 3.0 native

Labeo lukulae Cyprinidae benthopelagic 31 TL 2.7 native

Labeo luluae Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 native

Labeo macrostoma Cyprinidae benthopelagic 73 TL 2.5 native

Labeo nigricans Cyprinidae benthopelagic 6 TL 2.9 native

Labeo parvus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 47 TL 2.4 native

Labeo polli Cyprinidae benthopelagic 23 TL 3.0 native

Labeo quadribarbis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.0 native

Labeo rectipinnis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 13 TL 3.0 native

Labeo reidi Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native

Labeo sorex Cyprinidae benthopelagic 43 TL 2.4 native

Laeviscutella dekimpei Clupeidae pelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Lates niloticus Centropomidae demersal 193 TL 3.8 native

Leptocypris lujae Cyprinidae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.0 native

Malapterurus electricus Malapteruridae benthopelagic 149 TL 4.5 native

Marcusenius dundoensis Mormyridae demersal 16 TL 3.1 native

Marcusenius fuscus Mormyridae demersal 25 TL 3.2 native

Marcusenius ghesquierei Mormyridae demersal 14 TL 3.2 native

Marcusenius kutuensis Mormyridae demersal 24 TL 3.2 native

Marcusenius macrolepidotus Mormyridae demersal 32 TL 3.2 native

Marcusenius schilthuisiae Mormyridae demersal 19 TL 3.2 native

Micralestes acutidens Alestiidae pelagic 11 TL 2.9 native

Micralestes humilis Alestiidae pelagic 11 TL 3.0 native

Microctenopoma congicum Anabantidae benthopelagic 9 TL 3.3 native

Microctenopoma lineatum Anabantidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.2 native

Microctenopoma milleri Anabantidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.2 native

Microctenopoma nanum Anabantidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.3 native

Microctenopoma nigricans Anabantidae benthopelagic 9 TL 3.3 native

Microctenopoma uelense Anabantidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.2 native

Microthrissa congica Clupeidae pelagic 8 TL 3.0 native

Microthrissa royauxi Clupeidae pelagic 10 TL 3.2 native

Microthrissa whiteheadi Clupeidae pelagic 8 TL 3.0 native

Mormyrops anguilloides Mormyridae demersal 150 TL 4.0 native

Mormyrops attenuatus Mormyridae demersal 22 TL 3.2 native

Mormyrops engystoma Mormyridae demersal 15 TL 3.2 native

Mormyrus longirostris Mormyridae demersal 92 TL 3.3 native

Mormyrus rume rume Mormyridae demersal 107 TL 2.5 native

Nannaethiops unitaeniatus Citharinidae pelagic 7 TL 3.1 native

Nannocharax macropterus Citharinidae pelagic 8 TL 3.5 native

Nannothrissa stewarti Clupeidae pelagic 3 TL 3.0 native

Neolebias ansorgii Citharinidae pelagic 4 TL 3.3 native

Odaxothrissa losera Clupeidae pelagic 16 TL 3.4 native

Opsaridium ubangiensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.0 native

Opsaridium zambezense Cyprinidae benthopelagic 19 TL 3.4 native

Orthochromis kalungwishiensis Cichlidae benthopelagic 13 TL 3.2 native

Pantodon buchholzi Pantodontidae pelagic 10 TL 3.6 native

Parachanna obscura Channidae demersal 42 TL 3.4 native

Parailia congica Schilbeidae demersal 10 TL 3.2 native

Parakneria vilhenae Kneriidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.4 native

Pellonula leonensis Clupeidae pelagic 10 TL 3.5 native

Petrocephalus catostoma catostoma Mormyridae demersal 17 TL 3.4 native

Petrocephalus christyi Mormyridae demersal 8 TL 3.1 native

Petrocephalus microphthalmus Mormyridae demersal 6 TL 3.1 native

Petrocephalus sauvagii Mormyridae demersal 18 TL 3.1 native

Phractolaemus ansorgii Phractolaemidae benthopelagic 19 TL 0.0 native

Pollimyrus adspersus Mormyridae demersal 11 TL 3.2 native

Pollimyrus tumifrons Mormyridae demersal 12 TL 3.0 native

Polypterus bichir katangae Polypteridae demersal 46 TL 3.5 endemic

Polypterus delhezi Polypteridae demersal 35 TL 3.4 native

Polypterus endlicheri congicus Polypteridae demersal 75 TL 4.5 native

Polypterus ornatipinnis Polypteridae demersal 60 TL 3.5 native

Polypterus palmas polli Polypteridae demersal 40 TL 3.4 native

Polypterus retropinnis Polypteridae demersal 33 TL 3.4 native

Polypterus senegalus senegalus Polypteridae demersal 51 TL 3.5 native

Potamothrissa acutirostris Clupeidae pelagic 9 TL 3.0 native

Potamothrissa obtusirostris Clupeidae pelagic 8 TL 3.2 native

Potamothrissa whiteheadi Clupeidae pelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Protopterus aethiopicus congicus Protopteridae demersal 100 TL 3.4 native

Protopterus annectens brieni Protopteridae demersal 90 TL 3.8 native

Protopterus dolloi Protopteridae demersal 130 TL 3.5 native

Pterochromis congicus Cichlidae demersal 19 TL 3.4 native

Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Cichlidae demersal 41 TL 2.1 native

Schilbe marmoratus Schilbeidae demersal 27 TL 3.4 native

Synodontis acanthomias Mochokidae benthopelagic 59 TL 2.9 native

Synodontis nigromaculatus Mochokidae benthopelagic 39 TL 3.1 native

Synodontis ornatipinnis Mochokidae benthopelagic 40 TL 3.0 native

Tilapia rendalli Cichlidae benthopelagic 45 TL 2.2 native

Tylochromis lateralis Cichlidae benthopelagic 26 TL 3.0 native

Xenomystus nigri Notopteridae demersal 20 TL 3.3 native

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