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Scientific Name Andersonia leptura    Boulenger, 1900
Common Name
Type Locality Pond near Koshek, Sudan.
Synonym(s) Andersonia brevior, Andersonia brevoir, Andersonia pellegrini, Slatina mongaliensis, Slatinia mongallensis
Etymology Named in memory of the late Dr. John Anderson, who contributed much to the study of the zoology of the Nile region. 
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Size 50mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification The genus is currently monotypic. The dorsal, pectoral and adipose fins each have a distinct spine anteriorly. A series of bony scutes cover the body posterior of the dorsal-fin origin.The lateral abdominal surface is not covered with superficial scutes.

Greyish above, dotted and marbled with blackish, white beneath, reddish abdomen, indistinct dark bars across the back.
General Remarks Found in standing water, along the margin of a lake, on a muddy substratum (Daget, 1959: 680).
Down Habitat Information
Distribution Africa: Omo (Lake Turkana) and upper Nile. Africa: Lake Chad basin and Niger. Also known from Lake Debo.
African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Turkana, Omo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Down Husbandry Information
Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 6 (no. 36), pp 529.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 02 00:46 (species record created: 2012 Feb 12 12:04)