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  • Protopterus aethiopicusKazinga Channel, Uganda
  • Protopterus aethiopicusKazinga Channel, Uganda
  • Protopterus aethiopicusKazinga Channel, Uganda
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Scientific Name Protopterus aethiopicus  Heckel, 1851
Common Name Weißer Lungenfisch (Germany)
Type Locality White Nile, Sudan.
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Size 2000mm or 78.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Nile; Lakes Albert, Edward, Victoria, Nabugabo, Tanganyika, Kyoga and No.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 6 (pt 2), pp 689 [5].
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Last Update 2017 Aug 28 02:39 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 00:16)