Chelaethiops congicus is an African species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Congo River basin and in the Lake Tanganyika basin.[2]

Chelaethiops congicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Chelaethiops
Species:
C. congicus
Binomial name
Chelaethiops congicus
(Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Chelaethiops katangae Poll, 1948
  • Engraulicypris congicus Nichols & Griscom, 1917
  • Engraulicypris congicus congicus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
  • Engraulicypris luluae Fowler, 1930
  • Engraulicypris moeruensis (Boulenger, 1915)

References edit

  1. ^ Moelants, T.; Ntakimazi, G. (2010). "Chelaethiops congicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181815A7741544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181815A7741544.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Chelaethiops congicus". Fishbase. Retrieved 21 September 2017.