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Chiloglanis niger Roberts, 1989

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Nigeria country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from the Benue and Cross River (Ref. 31256), but in the Niger basin (Benue River) only known from the type locality (Menchum River) in Cameroon (Ref. 57223, 81251) and from the upper Cross system, also in Cameroon (Ref. 81251).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Olaosebikan, B.D. and A. Raji, 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Nigerinripsumonni, 灰黑盘唇鲿, 灰黑盤唇鱨, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Chiloglanidinae
Etymology: Chiloglanis: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Roberts.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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