| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | Blay, J. Jr. and A. Asabere-Ameyaw, 1993 |
| Aquaculture | likely future use | Ref. | |
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | Yes | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Known from Pra (Ref. 272, 53405) and Tano basins (Ref. 272). Recorded from the Densu River at Weija and the lower part of the Volta Lake (Ref. 33339). Heavy fishing pressure has led to a reduction in the average size (Ref. 12731). Constitutes 90% by weight of total fish catch in Fosu lagoon at Cape Coast (Ref. 12733). Importance to aquaculture provided by H. Dankwa, pers. comm. 06/05. Also Ref. 2, 13514. |
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| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html | ||