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Scientific Name Coptodon discolor  (Günther, 1903)
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Type Locality Lake Busum-chi [Bosumtwi], Ghana.
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Size 225mm or 8.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Bia, Tano and Pra Rivers southeast Côte d"Ivoire and southwest Ghana as well as in Lake Bosumtwi in Ghana.
African Waters, Bia (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, Lake Bosumtwi (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Near Threatened, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 2 (pt 2) (art. 3) (for 18 Nov. 1902), pp 332.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 13 03:49 (species record created: 2010 Dec 17 06:37)