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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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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Biology:
Affinities: M. caballus (Ref. 2915).
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Range Description:
M. oudoti is known only from the type collected in the Niger at Bamako. Reports of this species from other basins are based on misidentifications (Bigorne 1987)
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Western Africa.
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 45
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Maximum size: 114 mm SL
Max. size:
11.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2915))
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