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Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger, 1906)

Dark stonebasher
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Tanzania country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Lake Victoria basin (Ref. 4967, 93960), Luiche River (Ref. 93960) and Malagarazi river (Ref. 4967). Possibly other rivers of Lake Tanganyika basin (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

Tume pollikala, 黑矮长颌鱼, Rypoun chmurný, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Pollimyrus: Because of Dr. Max Poll, ichthyologist + Greek, myros, -ou = the male of the morey eel.
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 10608).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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