Congo Marble Knifefish

Papyrocranus congoensis

Notopterid Fish of African Waters

Papyrocranus congoensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Notopteridae found in the Congo River basin of Africa.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Notopteridae
Genus: Papyrocranus
Maximum length: 29.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Congo basin: Cuvette Centrale, parts of the Ubangi and probably also in the lower Congo basin (Ref. 7431 ). Also reported from the Kouilou-Niari in Ref. 7431 , in contrast to statements in the text. Absent from the upper Congo above Kisangani, Camerounian parts of the Congo basin, and from the Chiloango, Ogooué or Chad basins (Ref. 7431 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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