Campylomormyrus bredoi
Distribution:
Described from Pweto, Lake Moero (also spelled Mweru) in uppermost Congo basin, to which it may be endemic (see records in FishBase).
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Campylomormyrus bredoi (Poll 1945)
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
VU
Vulnerable
Red List Criteria
B1ab(v)
Version
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
Overfishing in Lake Mweru (which has a surface area of over 5,000 km) with drawnets poses a threat to the species, causing a decline in the number of mature individuals. The EOO is estimated to be less than 20,000 km. The species is known from fewer than five locations.
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Population:
Population
No information available.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats:
Major Threats
Overfishing in Lake Mweru with drawnets poses a threat to the species, causing a decline in population size.
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Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(v))
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| Rights holder/Author | Pascualita Sa-a, FishBase |
| Source | http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10840 |
Conservation Actions:
Conservation Actions
Since 2007 it has been prohibited to fish in Lake Mweru and the Luapula River on the Congolese site of the border. The fines didnt work in this region. Even scientific collections were stopped. The government has burned 10,000 nets after measuring the nets. The governor (Morris Katunge) has paid the fishermen. Since 1st of May 2008, fishing was allowed again, but with controlled mesh sizes.
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Range Description:
Campylomormyrus bredoi is only known from Lake Mweru.
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Africa: Lake Mweru and lower Luapula River (Congo River basin) (Ref. 83752).
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Distribution:
Described from Pweto, Lake Moero (also spelled Mweru) in uppermost Congo basin, to which it may be endemic (see records in FishBase).
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| Rights holder/Author | Sullivan, John P., Sullivan, John P., Africhthy |
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Central Africa.
Maximum size: 370 mm TL