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| Scientific Name | Coptodon dageti (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1971) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Volta River below Akosombo, Ghana. |
| Synonym(s) | Tilapia dageti |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 400mm or 15.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Upper and middle Niger system; upper Sassandra, Bandama and Comoe, upper and Lower Volta, Lake Kainji and Lake Chad. Also known from the Mono, Bénoué, and upper Senegal River. African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Upper Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Middle Niger (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, Volta (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, Mono (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Kainji Reservoir (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Bénoué (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Sénégal, Upper Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the 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 | Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 84 (nos 1-2), pp 160, Fig. 1 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.337.2710 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:47 (species record created: 2010 Dec 17 06:36) |