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Nigeria country information
Common names:
Aso, Azu isii, Fusan
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
commercial
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Ref: Anonymous, 1998
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Regulations:
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known from the Sokoto and Benue (Niger basin), and the Lake Chad basin, including the Ngadda system (Ref. 57129). Also reported from Ehoma Floodplain, Afikpo (Ref. 52861). Exploited commercially in Kainji Lake (Ref. 28265). Museum: MBNH 1928.7.63 R. Kiyawa near Katagum (Ref. 270).
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Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Teugels, G.G., 2003
National Database:
