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Scientific Name | Xenomystus nigri (Günther, 1868) |
Common Name | Afrikanischer Messerfisch (Germany) |
Type Locality | Niger River. |
Species Information | |
Size | 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Africa: coastal river basins in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Benin and Cameroon; also in the Chad, the Nile, the Congo, the Niger (Benue and Niger Delta), the Ogôoué and the Congo (Cuvette Centrale and Ubangui) basins; not found in Côte d"Ivoire, Ghana nor in the upper Niger. |
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 | Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7, pp 481. |
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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Last Update | 2021 Feb 01 08:16 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 22:26) |