African Knife-fish
Xenomystus nigri (Günther, 1868)
Also calledAfrikaanse mesvis (nld) · Afrikanischer Messerfisch (deu) · Afrikansk Knivfisk (swe) · Brzeszczotek Czarny (pol) · Ksenomist (rus) · Peixe-faca-africano (por) · Poisson Couteau (fra) · Ложный спинопёр (rus) · спинопер ложный (rus) · سمك السكين البني الأفريقي (ara) · アフリカン・ナイフフィッシュ (jpn) · Barrygget Knivbladfisk (dan)
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Remarks: Xenomystus nigri is distributed across coastal waters in Sierra Leone to Angola and Sudan, including several West African drainage basins. During the study, it was occasionally captured in Badagry and Epe regions of NLL. This species is characterized by its distinctive knife-shaped body, absence of dorsal fins, and a soft anal fin containing approximately 108 – 130 rays. Other synonyms for X. nigri include Notopterus nigri (Günther) and Notopterus nili (Steindachner).
An updated ichthyofaunal checklist for the Nigerian Lagos Lagoon with notes on nomenclatural changes and the conservation status of species
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5212872.