Congo - Discover fishes living in this basin

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Alestopetersius brichardi

Alestidae

9 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

yellowtail tetra

Alestopetersius caudalis

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Alestopetersius nigropterus

Alestidae

6 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

red barred killi

Aphyosemion elberti

3 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Aphyosemion ogoense

Nothobranchiidae

4 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Clarias angolensis

Clariidae

30 cm

solitary

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

silver distichodus

Distichodus affinis

15 cm

living in shoals

herbivorous and omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

dwarf distichodus

Distichodus decemmaculatus

5 cm

living in shoals

herbivorous and omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

longsnout distichodus

Distichodus lusosso

30 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Distichodus noboli

Distichodontidae

15 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

sixbar distichodus

Distichodus sexfasciatus

50 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

It black stripes fade over time. Its reproduction has never been observed in captivity, but accelerated growth experiments were carried out in pisciculture.

Distichodus teugelsi

Distichodontidae

5 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Enteromius candens

Cyprinidae

2 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

jae barb

Enteromius jae

3 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

elephantnose fish

Gnathonemus petersii

28 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

It owes its name to the small "horn" located on its lower jaw. The latter has a strategic role, but also a taste role. It captures changes in the electric field to perceive its environment. It also emits electrical discharges that rarely exceed one volt.

threeline tetra

Neolebias trilineatus

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Phenacogrammus aurantiacus

Alestidae

5 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

congo tetra

Phenacogrammus interruptus

5 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Its attractive coloring is mainly due to the refraction of light on the scales. They breed easily in aquariums.

barred bichir

Polypterus delhezi

32 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Rubricatochromis lifalili

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Tylochromis cf. lateralis "Djoue"

Cichlidae

25 cm

living in colonies

carnivorous

african knifefish

Xenomystus nigri

20 cm

solitary

carnivorous

It has no dorsal fin, it swims by waving it long anal fin. It is smaller than other species of knife fish. It lives in the night. It acclimatizes very well in the aquarium and can live there very long.

Congo - Discover fishes living in this basin

Alestopetersius brichardi

yellowtail tetra

Alestopetersius nigropterus

red barred killi

Aphyosemion ogoense

Clarias angolensis

silver distichodus

dwarf distichodus

longsnout distichodus

Distichodus noboli

sixbar distichodus

Distichodus teugelsi

Enteromius candens

jae barb

elephantnose fish

threeline tetra

Phenacogrammus aurantiacus

congo tetra

barred bichir

Rubricatochromis lifalili

Tylochromis cf. lateralis "Djoue"

african knifefish

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