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Xenocharax spilurus
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Xenocharax spilurus (Xenocharax spilurus) specimen
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Distichodontidae

Xenocharax spilurus

Xenocharax spilurus

Twenty Six Centimeters Distichodontid Fish of African Waters

  • Tropical
  • Coastal
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Xenocharax spilurus is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 26 cm.

Maximum length
26 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Africa: coastal river basins of the Republic of Congo, Gabon and Cameroon (Ref. 81638 , 114931 ). Reports from the Congo River basin (Ref. 4910 , 45441 , 46233 , 80287 , 81638 ) refer to Xenocharax crassus (Ref. 114931 ).

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