Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 15; Anal spines: 12 - 15. 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).

Common Names

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Kongo hulkuim , Estonian , Estonia

Elonga , Kele (Lokele) , Congo Dem Rp

Ilolonga , Kele (Ya Okandja) , Congo Dem Rp

Konga , Likwala , Congo

Elonga , Lombo (Olombo) , Congo Dem Rp

刚果多鳍鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

剛果多鰭魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

卡坦多鰭魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

卡坦多鳍鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Mokunga , Not specified , Congo Dem Rp

Mokututa , Not specified , Congo Dem Rp

Munkunga , Not specified , Zambia

Nkungi angandu , Not specified , Congo Dem Rp

Mbumi , Not specified (Bateke) , Congo Dem Rp

Djokala , Not specified (Sanga) , Congo

Mukunga , Not specified (Songola) , Congo Dem Rp

Elonga , So (Eso ) , Congo Dem Rp

Weuma , So (Eso ) , Congo Dem Rp

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Cladistii

Order: Polypteriformes

Family: Polypteridae

Genus: Polypterus

Species: Polypterus congicus Boulenger, 1898

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Biology

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Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); 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).

Habitat

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demersal

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless