Campylomormyrus tamandua
Distribution:
A very widespread species. Type is from the Niger River in West Africa. Also in the Volta,Tchad, Shari and Congo basins. See FishBase for museum holdings and localities.
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Campylomormyrus tamandua (Günther, 1864)
EOL Text
Max. size:
43.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2915)); max. published weight: 500 g (Ref. 3799)
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Young with dark band across body between anterior end of dorsal and anal which widens in the center and surrounded by a clear zone on each side in the form of a parenthesis; first dorsal and anal ray marked with black; this coloration disappears in individuals > 20 cm; Dorsal origin behind origin of anal fin; body depth 3.9-4.7 x SL; head length 3-5 x SL; head 2.3-3.3x longer than large.
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| Rights holder/Author | Maria Lourdes D. Palomares, FishBase |
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Habitat and Ecology:
Habitat and Ecology
This is a demersal species. Its electric organ discharge (EOD) is steroid-sensitive (Bass 1986, Landsman 1995).
Systems
- Freshwater
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Environment:
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 5.0 - 7.0; dH range: 5
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Campylomormyrus tamandua:
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Entsua-Mensah, M., Lalèyè, P. & Moelants, T.
Reviewer/s
Snoeks, J., Tweddle, D., Getahun, A., Lalèyè, P., Paugy, D., Zaiss, R., Fishar, M.R.A & Brooks, E.
Contributor/s
This species has a wide (though scattered) distribution, with no known major widespread threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. It has also been assessed regionally as Least Concern for central and western Africa.
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Population:
Population
No information available.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats:
Major Threats
This species has minor commercial importance as an aquarium fish, and is overfished in some areas.
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Biology:
Its electric organ discharge (EOD) is steroid-sensitive (Ref. 10763; 10764).
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Least Concern (LC)
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