Chad country information

Common names: Kawouro, N'gol, Ngoll
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Blache, J., 1964
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Logone River and Chari River (Ref. 367, 3052) and Lake Chad (Ref. 49845). Also Ref. 2920.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cd.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Blache, J., 1964
National Database:

Common names from other countries

African arowana, Bony tongue, Poisson sans nom, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Arapaimidae (Bonytongues)
Etymology: Heterotis: Greek, heteros = other + Greek, ous, otis = ear (Ref. 45335); niloticus: Named after M. Ehrenberg, scientist (Ref. 50686).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; depth range 1 - ? m (Ref. 13851). Tropical; 25°C - 30°C (Ref. 2060); 16°N - 3°N, 17°W - 37°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology