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Scientific Name Thysochromis ansorgii  (Boulenger, 1901)
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Type Locality Junction of Ethiop River and Jamieson River, Niger Delta, Nigeria.
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Size 88mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Throughout the forested coastal lowlands of Nigeria (Ogun, Oshun, Niger delta, and lower Cross River), southwest Ghana, southeast Côte d"Ivoire (Agnébi-Me-Comoé-Tano River), and Benin (Ouémé River).
African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Ogun (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Lower Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Cross (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Agnébi (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Ouémé (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 1), pp 8, Pl. 4 (fig. 1).
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Last Update 2020 Oct 04 00:51 (species record created: 2010 Dec 19 00:53)