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Parauchenoglanis monkei (Keilhack, 1910)

Dotted catfish
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Nigeria country information

Common names: Ikorikori
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Ogun (Ref. 13331, 57126), lower Niger (Ref. 57126), Niger delta (Ref. 31256, 57126), Kwa Ibo (Ref. 57126) and Cross River (Ref. 7324, 57126). Also Ref. 3236, 81642.
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: 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) > Auchenoglanidinae
Etymology: Parauchenoglanis: Greek, para = near + Greek, auchen = neck + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 15°N - 13°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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