Common name of Auchenoglanis occidentalis
 
Common name Ongo
Language Zande
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Sudan (North)
Locality
Ref. Bailey, R.G., 1994
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Name means fish that 'breathes' due to the fast movement of its opercular bones when taken out of water (Ref. 4906).
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