Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known from Lagos lagoon (Ref. 2993, 81629), Lekki lagoon (Ref. 81629), Niger Delta (Ref. 2982) and Cross River between James Island and Ikom (Ref. 81629).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Vreven, E.J. and L. De Vos, 2007
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Elopiformes (Tarpons and tenpounders) > Elopidae (Tenpounders)
Etymology: Elops:Greek, ellops = a kind of serpent (Ref. 45335). More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref. 26999). Tropical; 21°N - 29°S, 20°W - 15°E
Distribution
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