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Fish Watcher Record |
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Contributor: Peer Mohamed Hameed Shahul
| ID: 1562 Country: Egypt Address: Web page: |
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| Species: | Protopterus aethiopicus aethiopicus | ||||
| Attachment: | protopterus 3.JPG | ||||
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| Locality:* | Lake Nasser, Abu Simbel, Aswan | ||||
| Type: | Lake | ||||
| Salinity:* | freshwater | ||||
| Water depth: | 5 - 10 m | ||||
| Latitude:* | 22° 21' N Latitude (dec): 22.35 | ||||
| Longitude:* | 31° 37' E Longitude (dec): 31.616666666667 | ||||
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| Country:* | Egypt | ||||
| FAO area:* | Africa-Inland Waters | ||||
| Temp.: | 24°C | ||||
| Date:* | 20/02/2008, dd/mm/yyyy | ||||
| Day time: | e.g. 13:00 - 15:00 | ||||
| Length:* | 65 cm Type:* TL | ||||
| Weight: | g | ||||
| Abundance: | scarce (very unlikely) | ||||
| Life stage: | adults | ||||
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| Gear: | Trammel Net | ||||
| Source: | Shahul Hameed, Lake Nasser, Egypt | ||||
| Remark: | Rarely seen in Lake Nasser. The manager of Abu Simbel fishing harbour has sighted a similar one six years back. The fish was brought live and was kept in a tank for one week, but later died. The specimen was frozen and stored for future references. | ||||
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