A recent inventory of the fishes of the north-western and central western coast of Lake Tanganyika (Democratic Republic Congo)

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-214

  van Steenberge, Maarten ^a,b   Vanhove, Maarten P M ^a,b   Muzumani Risasi, Donatien ^c   Mulimbwa N'Sibula, Théophile ^c   Muterezi Bukinga, Fidel ^c   Pariselle, Antoine ^e   Gillardin, Céline ^b   Vreven, Emmanuel ^a   Raeymaekers, Joost A M ^b   Huyse, Tine ^b   Volckaert, Filip A M ^b   Nshombo Muderhwa, Venant ^c,d   Snoeks, Jos ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Centre de Recherche en Hydrobiologie   (Congo)

^d Université Montpellier II CC 063 ^*  (Burundi)

^e INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Ancient lake; Biodiversity; Cichlidae; Ichthyofauna; Mastacembelidae; Mochokidae; Teleostei

Indexed keywords

ALESTIDAE; CICHLIDAE; CLARIIDAE; CLAROTEIDAE; CLUPEIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LATIDAE; MALAPTERURIDAE; MASTACEMBELIDAE; MOCHOKIDAE; PISCES; POECILIIDAE; PROTOPTERIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 80054842349     PISSN: 01371592     EISSN: 17341515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3750/AIP2011.41.3.08     Document Type: Article

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