Mormyrops oudoti Daget, 1954
Distribution:
Niger River. See Fishbase for museum records and localities.
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Mormyridae
Mormyrops oudoti Daget 1954
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Max. size:
11.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2915))
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More or less massive body than M. caballus. Narrow head (length/interorbital space ratio 10 to 1), snout similar to M. caballus. Uniformly dark with neck and stomach much clearer. With depression in the middle between gills and eyes. Eyes laterally situated. Anal fin origin before dorsal fin origin.
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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 fish of 11.4 cm SL
Systems
- Freshwater
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Environment:
demersal; freshwater
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
DD
Data Deficient
Red List Criteria
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Awass, A. & Laly, P.
Reviewer/s
Entsua-Mensah, M., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s
This species is only known from one location, at Bamako in the Niger River. More information is needed on the species distribution, threats and habitat. The species is classified as Data Deficient.
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Population:
Population
No available data.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats:
Major Threats
No information available.
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Data deficient (DD)
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Conservation Actions:
Conservation Actions
More research on this species is needed.
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Africa: Known only by the type specimen found in Bamako, Mali from the River Niger.
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