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Heterobranchus boulengeri
Heterobranchus boulengeri is a species of airbreathing catfish found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is found in Lake Mweru, the Lukonzolwa River and the upper Congo River.
From the article Heterobranchus boulengeri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Heterobranchus boulengeri has short barbels. Its gill arches extend anteriorly. This species can reach 64.0 cm (25.2 inches) TL in length.
Range & habitat
Heterobranchus boulengeri is found in tropical freshwater rivers and lakes. It is demersal, preferring the bottom of these bodies of water.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist-herpetologist George A. Boulenger (1858-1937), of the British Museum (Natural History), who had described many of the fishes from Central Africa and the Congo River system.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 611743.