Nigeria country information

Common names: Ebma tsagi, Ijakere, Kabi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Distributed in Bénué (Ref. 2880, 31256, 81279), Cross River (Ref. 31256, 80290, 81279), Chad (Ref. 31256, 81279), Niger (Ref. 31256, 81279) and Ehoma Floodplain, Afikpo (Ref. 52861).
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: Paugy, D., 2003
National Database:

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More on author: Castelnau.

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Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861

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

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