Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Present in the Lufira River (upper Congo River basin) (Ref. 82322). Also Ref. 5163.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poll, M. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965
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Common names from other countries

Okavango-tilapia, 鲁氏非鲫, Okavango-kurper, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Tilapia: Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Poll, Thys, van, den & Audenaerde.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 10°S - 21°S

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Africa: swampy high plateaus of the Congo-Zambezi watershed (Ref. 5163), including the Kasai system (Ref. 120641), Lufira River (Ref. 82322), Lake Mweru (Ref. 82564) and the Luongo (Luapula tributary)(Ref. 27609). Also known from the Okavango delta (Ref. 7248) and (upper) Zambezi (Ref. 11970, 120641). Reported from Zimbabwe (Ref. 13337).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.4 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5163)

Occurs in swamps and floodplain habitats, especially enriched pans and well-vegetated shallow littoral margins of drainage rivers. Feeds on detritus, soft plants and insect larvae. Males establish a territory and attract a ripe female to form a pair bond. Females construct a saucer-shaped nest in which eggs are laid and fertilized then tended mainly by the female while the male guards the territory (Ref. 7248).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991. Tilapia. p. 482-508. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5163)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Tilapia ruweti (Poll, Thys, van, den & Audenaerde, 1965)