Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1996
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Eholie, Noe, Soumié (Ref. 83625), Bia (Ref. 272, 52307), Comoé, Mé and Nipoué basins (Ref. 272) Ébrié Lagoon (Ref. 28587) and the upper Niger system (Ref. 53405). Indigenous to the upper tributaries of the Niger and Volta rivers; introduced elsewhere.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/iv.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 2003
National Database: