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Mormyridae
Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner, 1894
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Africa: Restricted to the Volta, rivers in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia and Guinea-Bissau (St. Paul, Mano and Culufi Rivers).
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West-central Africa.
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 33; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 41 - 51
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Maximum size: 650 mm SL
Max. size:
65.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2915))
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SL/Body depth 8.0-11.7. LS/Head length 4.3-6.2. Narrow snout. Head length/Width of interorbital space 5.0-9.3. Uniformly dark colored.
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Habitat and Ecology:
Habitat and Ecology
This species is demersal.
Systems
- Freshwater
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Environment:
demersal; freshwater
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Entsua-Mensah, M., Laly, P. & Moelants, T.
Reviewer/s
Snoeks, J., Tweddle, D., Getahun, A., Laly, P., Paugy, D., Zaiss, R., Fishar, M.R.A & Brooks, E.
Contributor/s
Although there are some localised threats from mining to populations in western Africa, this species is widespread enough not to qualify for a threatened status, and is therefore assessed as Least Concern. It is also assessed as Least Concern for western Africa. It is estimated that less than 5 % of the species is found in the Lower Guinea region, and is therefore categorised as Not Applicable for central Africa.
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Population:
Population
No information available.
Population Trend
Unknown
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