Zaireichthys rotundiceps was reported from 10 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 2 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 6 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 2 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Africa: Lake Victoria, Rufiji and Lake Rukwa systems (Ref. 78218), questionably in Tana River in Kenya (Ref. 52331). Also in Okavango, Zambezi, Pungwe, Buzi, Save systems as well as in the Lake Malawi catchment (Ref. 7248). Presence in the Congo basin questionable (Ref. 51287, 58032, 78218). As it currently stands, this species probably represents a complex of several different species (Ref. 7248).
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Table 1: Present in 2 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Tanzania TZA native 86935
Africa Uganda UGA native 51287

Table 2: Possible in 6 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Burundi BDI questionable 86935
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD questionable 58032
Africa Kenya KEN questionable 86935
Africa Malawi MWI questionable 86935
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 86935
Africa Zambia ZMB questionable 86935

Table 3: Absent from 2 countries/islands (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Namibia NAM misidentification 33857
Africa Zimbabwe ZWE misidentification 86935

Table 4: Reported from 10 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Burundi BDI questionable 86935
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD questionable 58032
Africa Kenya KEN questionable 86935
Africa Malawi MWI questionable 86935
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 86935
Africa Namibia NAM misidentification 33857
Africa Tanzania TZA native 86935
Africa Uganda UGA native 51287
Africa Zambia ZMB questionable 86935
Africa Zimbabwe ZWE misidentification 86935
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