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Hydrictis maculicollis   (Lichtenstein, 1835)

Spot-necked otter
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Malawi country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported as Hydrictis maculicollis maculicollis.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rice, D.W., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Spot-necked otter, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Mammalia > Carnivora (Carnivores) > Mustelidae (mustelids)

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

Pelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic, Africa-Inland Water and Western Indian Ocean: Hydrictis maculicollis matschiei: Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon; Hydrictis maculicollis nilotica: Southern Sudan, Ethiopia; Hydrictis maculicollis chobiensis: Congo River, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe; Hydrictis maculicollis kivuana: Eastern Congo, Uganda, southwest Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and northwest Tanzania; Hydrictis maculicollis maculicollis: southern Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, south to Cape Province.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Rice, D.W. 1998. (Ref. 1522)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.