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Citharinidae
Moon fish
Citharinus citharus
Citharinid Fish beneath the Nile Basin
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Deep-bodied
LargeMoon fish is known from Africa as a migratory fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Citharinidae
- Genus
- Citharinus
- Maximum length
- 58 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Africa: Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Volta, Ouémé, Chad (Ref. 2938 , 7095 , 81281 ) and Nile basins (Ref. 28714 ). Also known from Lake Turkana (Ref. 2938 , 7095 ) and Lake Albert (Ref. 4903 ). Previously, 2 subspecies were recognized: Citharinus citharus citharus and Citharinus citharus intermedius .
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
