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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Xenomystus nigri (Günther, 1868) |
| Common Name | Afrikanischer Messerfisch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Niger River. |
| Synonym(s) | Notopterus nigri, Notopterus nili, Xenomystes nigri |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: coastal river basins in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Benin and Cameroon; also in the Chad, the Nile, the Congo, the Niger (Benue and Niger Delta), the Ogôoué and the Congo (Cuvette Centrale and Ubangui) basins; not found in Côte d"Ivoire, Ghana nor in the upper Niger. |
| 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 | Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7, pp 481. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up X. nigri on Fishbase |
 | Look up X. nigri on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up X. nigri on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:2.114.1069.5696 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 22:26) |