Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | commercial | Ref. | Anonymous, 1998 |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1997 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Widely distributed (Ref. 31256). Known from the Ogun River (Ref. 13331, 57126), lower Niger, Benue, Niger Delta (Ref. 57126), Afikpo on Ehoma Floodplain (Ref. 52861) and Cross River (Ref. 57126, 85170). Exploited commercially in Kainji Lake (Ref. 28265). Also Ref. 3236, 3799. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html |