Mormyrops mariae (Schilthuis, 1891)
Lower Congo to Malebo Pool. See Fishbase for museum records.
Lower Congo to Malebo Pool. See Fishbase for museum records.
17.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 42496))
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Habitat and Ecology
Systems
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benthopelagic; freshwater
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
Red List Criteria
Year Assessed
Assessor/s
Reviewer/s
Contributor/s
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Population
Population Trend
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Major Threats
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Least Concern (LC)
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Conservation Actions
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From Boulenger 1909, pp.44 & 45
Depth of body 5 ½ to 7 times in total length, length of head 4 to 5 times. Head once and 2/3 to nearly twice as long as deep, with straight or slightly concave upper profile; snout rounded, jaws equal; width of mouth a little less than length of snout; teeth truncate, 14 to 20 in each jaw; eye very small, in anterior third of head, its diameter 3 or 4 times in length of snout, 2 ½ to 3 ½ times in interocular width. Dorsal 34-39, 2/3 to 3/4 length of anal, originating at equal distance from head and from base of caudal, or a little nearer latter. Anal 47–59, originating in advance of dorsal (8th to 11th ray corresponding to first dorsal), and much nearer base of caudal than end of snout. Pectoral rounded, ½ length of head. Caudal very small, scaled at the base, with rounded lobes. Caudal peduncle not longer than deep, 1/5 to 1/6 length of head. 100-106 scales in lateral line, 18-20/25-30 in transverse series on body, 28-31 in transverse series between dorsal and anal, 22-24 round caudal peduncle. Pale purplish, uniform or finely speckled with brown.
Total length 390 millim.
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