Fwa River

"Fwa" redirects here. For other uses, see FWA (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 5°50′49″S 22°44′17″E / 5.84694°S 22.73806°E / -5.84694; 22.73806 The Fwa is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in west Africa, flowing through Kasai-Oriental province. The river is a tributary of the Lubu 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).

Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo left bank (south)	Congo Inkisi Lomami Lukaya Lulonga Ndjili Tshuapa

Kasai and tributaries	Kasai Fimi Fwa Kwango Kwilu Lubu Lulua Lukenie Sankuru

Congo right bank (north)	Aruwimi Mongala Ebola Mbomou Ubangi Uele

Lualaba and tributaries	Lualaba Elila Luama Luapula Lubudi Lufira Lukuga Luvua Ulindi

Other	Chiloango Ruzizi Semliki

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