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| Main Ref: | Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985 | ||||||||||||
| Country: | Nigeria | ||||||||||||
| Locality: | Kainji Lake | ||||||||||||
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| Absolute Fecundity | Fecundity Type: | ||||||||||||
| min 94 | (g) | (cm) | Ref: Otobo, F.O., 1977 | ||||||||||
| max 2,595 | (g) | (cm) | |||||||||||
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| Comments on Fecundity: | Average fecundity: 313 | ||||||||||||
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| Spawning Cycles: | (1/y) | Ref: | |||||||||||
| Comments: | Spawns in the open water (Ref. 13866). Breeding peaks occur in February/March and October/November, but with ripe individuals occurring throughout the year (Ref. 188). Reported to have 2 spawnings per year, April to June and October to December (Ref. 13866). Average fecundity: 313 | ||||||||||||
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