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Dinotopterus cunningtoni Boulenger, 1906

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Tanzania country information

Common names: Singa
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Eccles, D.H., 1992
Importance: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika; wide depth range from about 10m to at least 130 m, common in rocky areas (Ref. 4967).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eccles, D.H., 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Dinotopterus: Greek, di = two + Greek, noton = back + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Nước ngọt gần đáy; Mức độ sâu 10 - 130 m (Ref. 4967).   Tropical; 3°S - 9°S

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