An annotated checklist of the fish fauna of the river systems draining the Kahuzi‐Biega National Park (Upper Congo: Eastern DR Congo)

A comprehensive annotated checklist of the fish fauna in Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP), Eastern DR Congo, reveals 118 species across its river systems, with five cichlid introductions. The Lowa basin dominates with 30 Cyprinidae species (25% of diversity), followed by Mormyridae and Alestidae. Seven new species were discovered, and 11 are endemic to the Lowa system, highlighting KBNP's ecological significance but also its limited coverage of the region's fish diversity. The study combined museum collections with recent fieldwork (2013–2017) from the Lowa River and Lake Kivu affluents.

Kisekelwa, T., Snoeks, J., & Vreven, E. (2020). An annotated checklist of the fish fauna of the river systems draining the Kahuzi‐Biega National Park (Upper Congo: Eastern DR Congo). Journal of Fish Biology, 96(3), 700–721. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14264