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🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo

🇨🇩 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

Sub-Saharan AfricaMbu pufferfish Large carnivorous freshwater puffer from the Congo River.Other · Rivers and lakes

WorldLeopard bush fish A freshwater labyrinth fish from the Congo River basin kept in home aquariums.Other · Rivers and lakes

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

🇹🇩 Chad and 2 moreAfrican brown knifefish Nocturnal freshwater fish with a knife-shaped body and fused fins.Other · 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

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

Leopard bush fish: Zaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mbu pufferfish: Liné1, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Congo tetra: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
African brown knifefish: User:Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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