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Parauchenoglanis punctatus (Boulenger, 1902)

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Gabon country information

Common names: Mâchoiron à taches, Mvong
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Ogooué River basin (Ref. 50834, 74661, 81642).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Geerinckx, T., L. Risch, E.J. Vreven, D. Adriaens and G.G. Teugels, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes) > Auchenoglanidinae
Etymology: Parauchenoglanis: Greek, para = near + Greek, auchen = neck + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)

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