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🇨🇩 Fish of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

8 fish from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, best known first.

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🇰🇪 Kenya and 4 moreRipon barbel A large freshwater cyprinid from East African lakes and rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1900

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo tetra A colourful African freshwater fish kept in home aquaria for its bright scales and feathery tail.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1899

🇧🇮 Burundi and 3 moreGiant cichlid The largest living cichlid species, native to Lake Tanganyika in Africa.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1899

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo and 3 moreSix-banded distichodus A striped African freshwater fish popular in aquariums.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇴 Angola and 3 moreAtlantic mudskipper Semi-aquatic goby that walks on mudflats in West Africa.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1766

🇹🇿 Tanzania and 2 moreSleek lates A freshwater perch found only in Lake Tanganyika, valued by local fisheries.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo and 2 moreOrnate bichir Large air-breathing fish from Lake Tanganyika and the Congo basin.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the CongoGoliath tigerfish A massive freshwater predator from the Congo River Basin known for its size and sharp teeth.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1898

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Ripon barbel: Georges Albert Boulenger, Public domain, source
Atlantic mudskipper: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Giant cichlid: George Albert Boulenger, Public domain, source
Congo tetra: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Sleek lates: Fundi49, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Six-banded distichodus: S Willams, CC BY 3.0, source
Ornate bichir: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Goliath tigerfish: Sablegsd, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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