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Dorosomatidae

Ansorge's fangtooth pellonuline

Odaxothrissa ansorgii

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Regional distribution
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
15.3 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Africa: Western Africa, from Senegal to Angola (Ref. 188 , 3509 ); including lower Senegal River and lagoons in Côte d'Ivoire (Ref. 54749 , 81269 ), Niger Delta (Ref. 81269 ), Ogowe River (Ref. 81631 ), and rivers between Kouilou River in Congo Republic (Ref. 81631 ) and Cuanza River in Angola (Ref. 28136 , 54749 , 120641 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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