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Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

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. It is occasionally found in the aquarium trade, being referred to as the “baby whale fish”, however it is difficult to maintain due to all specimens being wild caught.

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Mormyridae Fish described in 1911 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Fish of Angola Fish of Botswana Fish of Namibia {{Osteoglossiformes-stub