Reedfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the reedfish lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Erpetoichthys calabaricus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Polypteriformes
Family	Polypteridae

Where does the reedfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the reedfish in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Benin

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the reedfish endangered?

The reedfish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the reedfish?

The reedfish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Polypteriformes and the family Polypteridae, genus Erpetoichthys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the reedfish

The reedfish, ropefish (more commonly used in the United States), or snakefish, Erpetoichthys calabaricus, is a species of fish in the family Polypteridae alongside the bichirs. It is the only member of the genus Erpetoichthys. It is native to fresh and brackish waters in West and Central Africa. The reedfish possesses a pair of lungs in addition to gills, allowing it to survive in very oxygen-poor water. It is threatened by habitat loss through palm oil plantations, other agriculture, deforestation, and urban development.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Reedfish (revision 1373641256), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q549760 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).