| Phenacogrammus aurantiacus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Phenacogrammus |
| Species: | P. aurantiacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phenacogrammus aurantiacus (Pellegrin, 1930)) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phenacogrammus aurantiacus is a species of freshwater African tetra fish in the family Alestidae.
Individuals of the species may reach a total length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in). [2] The fish has silvery sides with a central broad dark band that starts just behind the gills and runs to the caudal fin. The colour of the band varies greatly in intensity between individuals of the species.
Phenacogrammus aurantiacus is found in central Africa, within the Kouilou basin of the Republic of the Congo (RotC), and the Ogooué basin, which lies in both Gabon and the RotC. The species also inhabits the middle and upper reaches of the Congo River and associated waterbodies of the Congo Basin. The two Congo countries—RotC and DR Congo—both encompass parts of the Congo river and basin.
The Congo tetra is a species of fish in the African tetra family, found in the central Congo River Basin in Africa. It is commonly kept in aquaria.
The redbreast tilapia is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is found widely in the southern half of Africa. Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and freshwater marshes. It is known as the redbreast kurper in South Africa.
Enteromius bourdariei is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which ha so far only been recorded in the Noun River and Lake Monoun in Cameroon.
Enteromius brazzai is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which occurs in the central Congo Basin and some other rivers in Gabon, Central African Republic and Cameroon.
Enteromius cadenati is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is endemic to the Konkouré basin in Guinea.
Enteromius deguidei is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which has been recorded from a single location in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Hydrocynus vittatus, the African tigerfish, tiervis or ngwesh is a predatory freshwater fish distributed throughout much of Africa. This fish is generally a piscivore but it has been observed leaping out of the water and catching barn swallows in flight.
Hemichromis fasciatus, also called the banded jewelfish and five-spot cichlid, is a species of fish in the cichlid family. It is distributed throughout West Africa. It can also be found in the Nile Basin, Lake Chad, and the upper Zambezi. It can reach a total length of up to 26.5 cm (10.4 in) and a standard length of 20.4 cm (8.0 in).
Synodontis levequei is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Guinea, where it occurs in the Konkouré River basin. This species grows to a length of 17.7 centimetres (7.0 in) SL.
Hemichromis lifalili, common name blood-red jewel cichlid, is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae.
The Golden Nile Catfish, Chrysichthys auratus is a species of fish belonging to the family Claroteidae.
Nannopetersius ansorgii is a species of African tetra fish. It is found in the central Africa in the Benito (Mbini), Chiloango, Kouilou, Loeme and Ogooué rivers of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea and the Bengo and Congo River basins of Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Nannopetersius lamberti is a species of African tetra fish. It is found in the African river basins of the Ntem, the Ogooué, the Nyanga and the Kouilou Rivers.
Alestopetersius hilgendorfi is a species of African tetra fish found in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Phenacogrammus urotaenia is a species of African tetra fish in the family Alestidae. It is endemic to the Ntem and Ogowe River basins in Gabon and Cameroon.
Phenacogrammus bleheri is a species of African tetra fish in the family Alestidae. It is known only from a small tributary of the Bari River in the Lua River system in the Ubangi River drainage, in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Phenacogrammus deheyni is a species of African tetra fish in the family Alestidae. It is found in the middle Congo River, the Ruki drainage, of the Mongala and Aruwimi rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Phenacogrammus polli is a species of African tetra fish in the family Alestidae. It is found in the middle Congo River basin in the Ruki River drainage, the Lomami river and the Lindi-Tshopo river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Citharinus latus is a species of lutefish found in tropical Africa.
Awaous bustamantei is a species of goby found in Africa.
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