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Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepède, 1803)

Belly up
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Cameroon country information

Common names: Belly up, Catfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in the Benue (Ref. 51193, 57126), Wouri, Lobe (Ref. 81642), Sanaga (Ref. 51193, 81642), Lake Chad and in the coastal rivers of the South and West (Ref. 51193). Also Ref. 3236.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Risch, L.M., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes) > Claroteinae
Etymology: Chrysichthys: Greek, chrysos = golden + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 3 - ? m (Ref. 13851).   Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 15°N - 13°S, 16°W - 30°E

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