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Authors
Kiwele Mutambala, Pacifique
Ngoy Kalumba, Lewis
Cerwenka, Alexander F.
Brecko, Jonathan
VandenSpiegel, Didier
Schedel, Frederic D. B.
Bragança, Pedro H. N.
da Costa, Luis M.
Katemo Manda, Bauchet
Abwe, Emmanuel
Mukweze Mulelenu, Christian
Mathys, Aurore
Chakona, Albert
Chocha Manda, Auguste
Vreven, Emmanuel J. M. W. N.
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Article History
Received: 18 September 2025
Accepted: 26 February 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The various field expeditions organised for this study took place with the administrative support (Research authorisation) from UNILU’s dean office of the “Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques”, after the annual fishing closure period (December-February) in the Haut-Katanga Province (DRC). The research protocol was elaborated in accordance with the UNILU’s ethical procedures. It was reviewed by the UNILU’s “Comité d’Ethique Medicale et de Recherche” and approved in accordance with the ARRIVE guidelines (item 14). By this, catching of some Parakneria specimens and handling them in the field using clove oil to anaesthetise and/or euthanise them following the European Directive 2010/63/EU concerning the protection of animals used for scientific purposes was certified.
