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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pollimyrus adspersus (Günther, 1866) |
| Common Name | Brauner Nigeria-Nilhecht (Germany) |
| Type Locality | West Africa. |
| Synonym(s) | Marcusenius adspersus, Mormyrus adspersus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 86mm or 3.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Limited to the coastal fringes of the Volta basins. Seems to have replaced Pollimyrus isidori (continental) in the coastal basins or in the lower reaches of rivers in West Africa. Also known from the Congo basin, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cameroon and Mono River in Togo and Ouémé in Benin. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6, pp 221. |
| 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:2.111.946.5617 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 00:05) |