Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
questionable
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Reports from Mwanza River (Ref. 37112, 39192) refer to Zaireichthys monomotapa (Ref. 86935). Reports from South Rukuru River (Ref. 116667) refer to Zaireichthys maravensis and Zaireichthys monomotapa (Ref. 86935). Reports from Lake Chilwa (Ref. 116691) and lake Chiuta (Ref. 46841, 116691) need verification (Ref. 86935).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton, 2011
National Database:
> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Leptoglaninae
Etymology: Zaireichthys:Composed form Zaire river + Greek,ichtys = fish; the habitat of this fish (Ref. 45335). More on author: Hilgendorf.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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