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Mormyridae
Marcusenius kainjii Lewis 1974
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Biology:
Very rare (Ref. 3034). Caught along the shore of the lake (Ref. 13861).
- Lewis, D.S.C. 1974 An illustrated key to the fishes of Lake Kainji. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Overseas Development Administration, London. 105 p. (Ref. 3034)
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Africa: only known from Lake Kainji, Nigeria (Ref. 3034, 13861).
- Lewis, D.S.C. 1974 An illustrated key to the fishes of Lake Kainji. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Overseas Development Administration, London. 105 p. (Ref. 3034)
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Max. size:
30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3034))
- Lewis, D.S.C. 1974 An illustrated key to the fishes of Lake Kainji. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Overseas Development Administration, London. 105 p. (Ref. 3034)
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Environment:
demersal; freshwater
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Not Evaluated
- IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Importance:
fisheries:
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