Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Olaosebikan, B.D. and A. Raji, 1998 |
Comments |
Known from Niger River (Ref. 3031), including Niger Delta (Ref. 1878, 2985, 81263), Lower Niger River (Ref. 1880, 81263), Benue River (Ref. 3064, 43735), Kainji Lake (Ref. 3034, 45874, 52077) and Sokoto River (Ref. 41503). Also known from Lake Chad basin (Ref. 3031). It is common in most habitats except Cross River (Ref. 31256). Also Ref. 13851, 42906, 43033. |
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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 |