Reticulate knifefish

Papyrocranus afer

Notopterid Fish beneath the Niger Basin

Reticulate knifefish is a freshwater fish found around Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 80 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Notopteridae
Genus: Papyrocranus
Maximum length: 80 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Niger basin (upper Niger, Benue and Niger Delta), most coastal river basins from Senegal and Gambia eastward to include the Tano and Prah basins in Ghana, and the Cross and Sanaga basins east of the Niger delta (Ref. 7431 ). Absent from the Volta basin, Chad, Ogooué, Kwilu-Niari or Chiloango basins (Ref. 7431 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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