Tanzania country information

Common names: Dagaa
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Eccles, D.H., 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Lake Victoria (Ref. 4967, 41271). Pelagic.This species has recently become very important as the basis of a large commercial fishery and is now the second most important species in Lake Victoria (Ref. 4967, 33811). Also Ref. 13624.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eccles, D.H., 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sardine, Mukene, Lake Victoria sardine, ... more

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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: More on author: Pellegrin.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce pélagique; profondeur 50 - ? m (Ref. 34290). Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 13614); 2°N - 7°S

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin, 1904)

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie