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Scientific Name | Raiamas senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870) |
Common Names | Senegal Minnow Senegal-Barilius (Germany), Silver Fish |
Type Locality | Dagana, Senegal, western Africa. |
Species Information | |
Size | 245mm or 9.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Africa: basins of the Nile, Chad, Niger, Gambie, Senegal, Volta and coastal basins of Sassandra, Bandama, Comoé, Tano, Pra, Ouémé, Ogun and Sanaga. Maybe recorded as Raiamas loati because these two are vicariant forms and may not be truly quite distinct. African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Gambia (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Sassandra (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Bandama (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Comoé (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Tano (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Pra (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Ouémé (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Ogun (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cameroon waters, Sanaga (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 61 (1. Abth.), pp 564 [32], Pl. 5 (fig. 2) |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2014 Jan 09 15:35 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 00:41) |