Fwa River

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Fwa River
French: Rivière Fwa
Kayaking on Lake Fwa on the Fwa River
Fwa River is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fwa River
Where the Fwa River flows into the Lubi River
Physical characteristics
MouthLubi River
 • location
Kasaï-Oriental and Kasaï-Central
 • coordinates
5°42′40″S 23°25′03″E / 5.71108°S 23.41759°E / -5.71108; 23.41759

The Fwa (

Kasai-Oriental province. The river is a tributary of the Lubi River, which is a tributary to the Sankuru River, in the southeastern Congo River
drainage basin.

Fauna

The river is particularly notable for its diverse community of fish. This community includes five endemic cichlid species: Cyclopharynx fwae, C. schwetzi, Schwetzochromis neodon, Thoracochromis brauschi and T. callichromus.

References

  • FishBase (2006) Eds. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. World Wide Web electronic publication. fishbase.org version (07/2006).