Parachanna insignis was reported from 4 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 4 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Africa: Kouilou River in Republic of Congo (Ref. 81648), Ogooué basin in Gabon (Ref. 81648, 111328) and the Congo basin in Central African Republic, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 111328). Sympatric with Parachanna obscura in some parts of the Ogowe and Congo basins (Ref. 3575).
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Table 1: Present in 4 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Central Afr. Rp CAF native 111328
Africa Congo COG native 111328
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 111328
Africa Gabon GAB native 81648

Table 4: Reported from 4 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Central Afr. Rp CAF native 111328
Africa Congo COG native 111328
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 111328
Africa Gabon GAB native 81648
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