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Chrysichthys walkeri Günther, 1899

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Angola country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from Angola/Cabinda, but identifications of C. walkeri in Lower Guinea appear to be misidentifications of mature male of C. auratus, or of C. aluuensis or C. thysi (Ref. 81642).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Geerinckx, T., L. Risch, E.J. Vreven, D. Adriaens and G.G. Teugels, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Catfish, Mâchoiron, Kuilkeka, ... more

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: Günther.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059); 5°N - 3°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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