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Lake Kossou
Lake Kossou () is Côte d'Ivoire's largest lake. It lies on the Bandama River in the center of the country. It is an artificial lake, created in 1973 by damming the Bandama River at Kossou (the Kossou Dam). Some 75,000 Baoulé people were displaced by the lake. History Lake Kossou was formed after construction of the Kossou Dam across the Bandama River which was completed in 1973. The Kossou Dam Project was completed under the auspices of the United Nations Development Programme, the agency involved being the ''Authorite de Valle du Bandama'' (ADV). It involved relocating about 75,000 people from 200 settlements, into 54 new villages which were built by ADV, 32 in the forest zone and 22 in the savanna zone. 22,000 people were resettled before water started to be impounded in 1971. The dam is constructed of earth with rockfill, and is about long. The impounded water powers a hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 174 megawatts. When full, the lake will have a surface som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandama River
The Bandama River is the longest river in Ivory Coast with a length of some 800 kilometers. The south-flowing river is fed by the Marahoué, Solomougou, Kan and Nzi rivers and empties into the Tagba Lagoon and the Gulf of Guinea. The Bandama flows through Lake Kossou, a large artificial lake created in 1973 by the construction of the Kossou Dam at Kossou. Yamoussoukro, the capital of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ..., is located adjacent to the Bandama River. The Rallye Côte d'Ivoire is often hosted around the Bandama. References External links concise.britannica.comat mongabay.com Rivers of Ivory Coast {{IvoryCoast-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus (''Hippopotamus amphibius;'' ; : hippopotamuses), often shortened to hippo (: hippos), further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus and river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus (''Choeropsis liberiensis'' or ''Hexaprotodon liberiensis''). Its name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse" (). After elephants and rhinoceroses, the hippopotamus is the next largest land mammal. It is also the largest extant land artiodactyl. Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed ungulates, the closest living relatives of the hippopotamids are cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.), from which they diverged about 55 million years ago. Hippos are recognisable for their barrel-shaped torsos, wide-opening mouths with large canine tusks, nearly hairless bodies, pillar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Butter Catfish
The African butter catfish (''Schilbe mystus'') is a species of fish in the family Schilbeidae. It is native to many major river systems in Africa. Other common names for the fish include butter fish, butter barbel, African glass catfish, lubangu, mystus catfish, silver barbel, and silver catfish. It was originally described as ''Silurus mystus'' by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Description The African butter catfish has a compressed body and an adipose fin is always present. It can grow up to fish measurement, TL and has reported up to a maximum weight of . It is a brownish color on the head and the dorsal surface of the fish, and silvery-white on the underside. The fins are usually colorless. The lifespan of the fish is estimated to be 6 to 7 years It is commonly found in standing or slowly flowing open water of lakes, ponds, rivers, and shallow swamps where vegetation is present. It is occasionally found in sandy or rocky streams, or shallow flood plains. It feeds from mid- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pellonula Afzeliusi
''Pellonula'' is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, which includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. There are currently two recognized species in this genus. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species * '' Pellonula leonensis'' Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo * George Albert Boulenger (1858– ..., 1916 (Small-toothed pellonula) * '' Pellonula vorax'' Günther, 1868 (Big-toothed pellonula) References * Dorosomatidae Fish of Africa Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Clupeiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labeo Senegalensis
''Labeo senegalensis'' is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeo ''Labeo'' is a genus of carps in the family Cyprinidae. They are found in freshwater habitats in the tropics and subtropics of Africa and Asia. It contains the typical labeos in the subfamily Labeoninae, which may not be a valid group, howeve ...'' from West Africa. References s Fish of West Africa Fish described in 1842 Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes {{Labeoninae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brycinus Nurse
''Brycinus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae, the African tetras. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes. Like some other Alestiidae, they are called robber tetras due to their bold and rather carnivorous habits. They are not infrequently kept as aquarium fishes and in their requirements resemble the South American tetras of the Characidae. Unlike these, ''Brycinus'' are not well-suited to accompany delicate fishes however and are better kept with dwarf cichlids and similar small but robust companions. Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * '' Brycinus batesii'' (Boulenger, 1903) * '' Brycinus brevis'' (Boulenger, 1903) * ''Brycinus carmesinus'' ( Nichols & Griscom, 1917) * '' Brycinus grandisquamis'' (Boulenger, 1899) (Pink-fin robber) * ''Brycinus intermedius'' (Boulenger, 1903) * ''Brycinus leuciscus'' ( Günther, 1867) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alestes Baremoze
''Alestes baremoze'', the pebbly fish or silversides, is a species of characin fish from the freshwater systems of northern and western Africa. It has some importance as a commercially exploited food fish. Description ''Alestes baremoze'' is a silver-coloured fish with a bluish-grey dorsum and a white belly, the fins are greyish with an orange coloured lower lobe of the caudal fin. The maximum published length is 43 cm and the maximum published weight is 500g, although sexual maturity is reached at about 20 cm. It belongs to order Characiformes, family Alestidae, and genus ''Alestes''. Histomorphological observations and stomach content analysis suggested that ''A. baremoze'' has morphological adaptations for omnivory Distribution In eastern Africa it is found within Lake Albert, the White Nile and Lake Turkana. In Northern Africa ''Alestes baremoze'' was formerly distributed along the whole of the River Nile in Egypt, including the Nile Delta lakes, Rosetta Branch and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distichodus Rostratus
''Distichodus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Distichodontidae. The fishes in this genus are found in Africa. Species ''Distichodus'' contains the following valid species: * '' Distichodus affinis'' Günther, 1873 (Silver distichodus) * ''Distichodus altus'' Boulenger, 1899 * ''Distichodus antonii'' Schilthuis, 1891 * ''Distichodus atroventralis'' Boulenger, 1898 * ''Distichodus decemmaculatus'' Pellegrin, 1926 (Dwarf distichodus) * ''Distichodus engycephalus'' Günther, 1864 * ''Distichodus fasciolatus'' Boulenger, 1898 (Sharktail distichodus) * ''Distichodus hypostomatus'' Pellegrin, 1900 * ''Distichodus ingae'' Moelants & Snoeks, 2018 * ''Distichodus kasaiensis'' Vreven, Moelants & Snoeks, 2018 * ''Distichodus kolleri'' Holly 1926 * ''Distichodus langi'' Nichols & Griscom, 1917 * ''Distichodus lusosso'' Schilthuis, 1891 (Longsnout distichodus) * ''Distichodus maculatus'' Boulenger, 1898 (Spotted citharinid) * ''Distichodus mbiniensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nile Perch
The Nile perch (''Lates niloticus''), also known as the African snook, Goliath perch, African barramundi, Goliath barramundi, Giant lates or the Victoria perch, is a species of freshwater fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes. It is widespread throughout much of the Afrotropical realm, being native to the Congo River, Congo, Nile River, Nile, Senegal River, Senegal, Niger River, Niger and Lake Chad, Lake Volta, Volta, Lake Turkana, and other river basins. It also occurs in the brackish waters of Lake Maryut in Egypt. The Nile perch is a fish of substantial economic and food-security importance in East Africa. Originally described as ''Labrus niloticus,'' among the marine wrasses, the species has also been referred to as ''Centropomus niloticus''. Common names include African snook, Victoria perch (a misleading trade name, as the species is not native to Lake Victoria, though they have been introduced there), and many local names in various African languages, such as the Luo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redbelly Tilapia
The redbelly tilapia (''Coptodon zillii'', syn. ''Tilapia zillii''), also known as the Zille's redbreast tilapia or St. Peter's fish (a name also used for other tilapia in Israel), is a species of fish in the cichlid family. This fish is found widely in fresh and brackish waters in the northern half of Africa and the Middle East. Elsewhere in Africa, Asia, Australia and North America, it has been Tilapia as exotic species, introduced as a food fish or as Biological pest control, a control of aquatic vegetation. Where introduced, it sometimes becomes Invasive species, invasive, threatening the local ecology and species. The redbelly tilapia is an important food fish and sometimes Aquaculture of tilapia, aquacultured. The species was named by Paul Gervais in honor of M. (probably Monsieur) Zill, a “distinguished naturalist” who collected the type specimen and sent it to Gervais. Native distribution and taxonomy In Africa, the native range of the redbelly tilapia covers the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alestes Rutilus
''Alestes'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, known as the "African Characidae" as they are found exclusively on that continent. As suggested by that name, they Alestidae was formerly included in Characidae. ''Myletes'' was a synonym of ''Alestes'', which was used for various South American serrasalmids too but this name was suppressed by Opinion 1813 of the ICZN. Within the Lake Chad basin, ''Alestes'' and ''Hydrocynus'', collectively known as ''salanga'', are lightly smoked and dried. by A. Staunch, presented at the Symposium on the Evaluation of Fishery Resources in the Development and Management of Inland Fisheries, 1972 (hosted by the |
Labeo Coubie
''Labeo coubie'', the African carp, is a cyprinid fish, widespread in Africa, where it occurs within the drainage basin of the Nile The Nile (also known as the Nile River or River Nile) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa. It has historically been considered the List of river sy ... (Blue, White, Lake Albert) and in the Chad, Niger-Benue, Volta, Senegal and Gambia Rivers, as well as the Cross River and Cameroon coastal rivers. Furthermore, it is also known from East Africa and the middle reaches of the Congo. Records from the Zambezi drainage need confirmation. References * c Fish described in 1832 {{Labeoninae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
