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Mochokus niloticus Joannis, 1835

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Nigeria country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Sokoto, Lake Kainji (Ref. 57223), Benue River (Ref. 31256) and the Niger delta (Ref. 57223). Also in the Komadugu Yobe (Chad basin) (Ref. 57223).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gosse, J.-P., 1986
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) > Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Mochokinae
Etymology:

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

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.8 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 15; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 18°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614); 35°N - 4°N

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