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West African spadefish (Chaetodipterus lippei)
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West African spadefish (Chaetodipterus lippei) specimen
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Ephippidae

West African spadefish

Chaetodipterus lippei

Fish in the Niger Basin

  • White
  • Tropical
  • Estuary
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

West African spadefish is known around Eastern Atlantic as a fish; Records give a maximum length of 31 cm, and it is listed as least concern.

Maximum length
31 cm
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola. Recorded from the Niger River estuary.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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