Niger country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Benue (Ref. 1522).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ng.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rice, D.W., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

African manatee, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Sirenia (Dugongs and manatees) > Trichechidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

Demersale; acqua dolce; salmastro; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - ? m (Ref. 81178), usually 2 - 5 m (Ref. 81178). Tropical; 22°N - 18°S, 18°W - 14°E

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Eastern Atlantic and Africa Inland Waters.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 400 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 1394); Peso massimo pubblicato: 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).

Main reference Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerabile, vedi Lista Rossa IUCN (VU) (A3cd; C1); Date assessed: 18 July 2015

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix I & II: Endangered migratory species conserved through agreements

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale
FAO - pesca: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Strumenti

E-book | Giuda pratica

Informazioni ulteriori

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Nomi Comuni
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Bibliografia
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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Trichechus senegalensis Link, 1795