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Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)

African bonytongue
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Benin country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Gras, R., 1961
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Lake Nokoue (Ref. 3019, 48864), Lake Aheme (Ref. 48864), Lagoon Toho-Todougba (Ref. 46973) and Lake Ahouangan (Ref. 46973). Also Ref. 3000, 28663, 43836, 48865, 50673.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bn.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Adite, A. and R. van Thielen, 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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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