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Heterobranchus isopterus Bleeker, 1863

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Nigeria country information

Common names: Azu isii
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Ogun (Ref. 31256, 57129) and Cross (Ref. 31256). Also reported from the in Lower Niger and Chad (Ref. 31256), but this is unconfirmed in Ref. 57129. Also Ref. 7357.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Teugels, G.G., 2003
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) > Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Heterobranchus: Greek, heteros = other + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

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

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 17°N - 4°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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