River
Alima
Only species with a profile on Seriously Fish are counted.
- Species
- 2
- Families
- 2
- Photographed
- 1 of 2
- Difficulty rated
- 2 of 2
Basin
Also in the Congo basinspecies recorded from both
Shares fishes with rivers elsewherespecies recorded from both
Runs through
Aphyosemion sp. 'Oyo' RPC 91/8
Nothobranchiidae · authority not recorded
Aphyosemion sp. 'Oyo' RPC 91/8 is a killifish collected for the aquarium hobby in 1991 near the town of Oyo, Republic of the Congo. Oyo lies on the Alima River, a right bank tributary of the middle Congo system. This fish may be synonymous with the congener A. castaneum, and it is best maintained alone with the emphasis on captive breeding.
Ctenopoma acutirostreLeopard Bushfish
Anabantidae · Pellegrin, 1899
The leopard bushfish, Ctenopoma acutirostre, is an anabantoid from the middle Congo River basin, from Malebo Pool upstream to Boyoma Falls. Often sold as 'spotted climbing perch', it mimics leaves and other debris to stalk its prey, much like the unrelated South American leaf fish. Exceptionally hardy and long-lived, it can survive for over 15 years and makes an ideal species for the newcomer to 'oddballs'.