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Scientific Name | Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794) |
Common Name | Afrikanischer Hechtssalmler (Germany) |
Type Locality | Coast of Guinea, Africa [believed to be west coast of Africa, probably Togo or southeastern Ghana]. |
Species Information | |
Size | 700mm or 27.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Africa: widespread from Senegal to Angola including Niger, Volta, Chad, Ogowe, Democratic Republic of the Congo and upper Zambezi Rivers; as well as in the Cunene, Okavango, and Kafue systems. Widespread in central and west Africa. Absent in the Nile River; Zambian Congo and the Great Lakes. |
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 | Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 8, pp 122, Pl. 386. |
Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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Last Update | 2024 Apr 03 13:23 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 11:28) |