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Distichodontidae
Perch
Distichodus engycephalus
Eyes cast a pale red hue
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Deep-bodied
MediumPerch is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 40 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Distichodontidae
- Genus
- Distichodus
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Africa: present from Senegal to Cameroon, in Lake Chad basin and Nile River (Ref. 81638 ). Reported in the Senegal (Ref. 7094 , 86396 ), Niger, Volta, Ogun, Chad (Ref. 2936 , 86396 ), Cross (Ref. 2936 , 7094 , 81638 , 86396 ) and Wouri (Ref. 2936 , 7094 ) River basins.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
