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| Scientific Name | Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Common Name | Nil-Kugelfisch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Nile River. |
| Synonym(s) | Crayracion fahaca, Tetraodon fahaka, Tetraodon fahaka fahaka, Tetraodon fahaka rudolfianus, Tetraodon fahaka strigosus, Tetraodon lineatus lineatus, Tetraodon lineatus rudolfianus, Tetraodon lineatus strigosus, Tetraodon physa, Tetraodon strigosus, Tetrodon fahaka, Tetrodon fahaka strigosus, Tetrodon physa, Tetrodon strigosus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 430mm or 16.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Nile, Chad basin, Niger, Volta, Gambia, Geba and Senegal Rivers. |
| 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 | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 333. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| 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:10.62.1050.5681 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:04 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 22:07) |