Tanzania country information

Common names: Dagaa, Lake Tanganyika sardine, Ndagala
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Eccles, D.H., 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 188, 686, 4967, 36899, 36901, 93960, 121352). The most important fish in Lake Tanganyika commercially (Ref. 4967).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kawabata, M., 1975
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tanganyika-brisling, Dagaa, 坦噶尼喀甲棱鲱, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Stolothrissa: Greek, stole = suit + Greek, thrissa, -es = shad (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.

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

Freshwater; pelagic; depth range 8 - 95 m (Ref. 36901). Tropical; 1°S - 10°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Stolothrissa tanganicae Regan, 1917

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