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Denticeps clupeoides Clausen, 1959

Denticle herring
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Benin country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the syntypes of Acanthothrissa palimptera: 'près de la gare de Bokoutou, à quelques kilomètres à l'est de Sakété, non loin de la frontière du Nigéria, dans une petite rivière fortement ombragée et au débit assez régulier' (Ref. 86890). Known from coastal rivers (Ref. 1989, 3032, 7093, 117233), including Ouémé River (Ref. 2848, 81268). Also Ref. 3019, 102080, 117230.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bn.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Teugels, G.G., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Denticipitidae (Denticle herrings)
Etymology: Denticeps: Latin, dens, dentis = teeth +Latin, ceps = head (Ref. 45335).

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

Freshwater; pelagic.   Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 13614); 7°N - 4°N, 2°E - 9°E

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