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Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; freshwater; brackish; depth range 1 - ? m (Ref. 81178), usually 2 - 5 m (Ref. 81178). Tropical; 22°N - 18°S, 18°W - 14°E
Eastern Atlantic and Africa Inland Waters.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 400 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 750.0 kg (Ref. 1394)
Found in coastal marine waters, rivers, and estuaries. Feeds on aquatic vascular plants, mangrove leaves or plants, clams, small fish (Ref. 1394). Found in coastal marine waters, rivers, and estuaries. Feeds on aquatic vascular plants, mangrove leaves or plants, clams, small fish (Ref. 1394).
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.