Fwa River
The Fwa (French: Rivière Fwa) is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa, flowing through 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.
| Fwa River French: Rivière Fwa | |
|---|---|
Kayaking on Lake Fwa on the Fwa River | |
Where the Fwa River flows into the Lubi River | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Lubi River |
• location | Kasaï-Oriental and Kasaï-Central |
• coordinates | 5.71108°S 23.41759°E |
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).
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