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Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (Boulenger 1898)
EOL Text
Africa: Congo River basin in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola (Ref. 83752).
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Central Africa.
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31 - 34; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 33 - 36
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Maximum size: 220 mm TL
Max. size:
22.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3203))
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Habitat and Ecology:
Habitat and Ecology
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus is a demersal species. It possesses electro receptors over the entire head and on the ventral and dorsal regions of the body, but absent from the side and the caudal peduncle where the electric organ is located (Mller 1995).
Systems
- Freshwater
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Environment:
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 5.0
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Moelants, T.
Reviewer/s
Brummett, R., Mbe Tawe, A.N., Dening Touokong, C., Reid, G.M., Snoeks, J. Staissny, M., Moelants, T., Mamonekene, V., Ndodet, B., Ifuta, S.N.B., Chilala, A., Monsembula, R., Ibala Zamba, A., Opoye Itoua, O., Pouomogne, V., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s
The species is widespread or without major threats throughout the Central Africa assessment region and is assessed as Least Concern.
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Population:
Population
No information available.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats:
Major Threats
None known.
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