Occurrence | extirpated | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Type locality of the holotype of Coregonus niloticus: 'Thèbes' (Ref. 89799). Reported to be extinct in Egypt (Ref. 51850), but it used to be caught in the Nile River (Ref. 1878, 95523, 96084). The AMNH collection contains 4 specimens taken from the Nile River in 1977, which are the most recent records (Boden, pers. comm.). |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html |