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Mormyridae
Mormyrus subundulatus Roberts, 1989
EOL Text
IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
EN
Endangered
Red List Criteria
B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Entsua-Mensah, M. & Laly, P.
Reviewer/s
Snoeks, J., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s
This species has a small EOO and AOO (at less than 5,000 km2 and 500 km2 respectively) and known only from three locations. The removal of vegetation pertaining to mining and commercial timber felling, may cause increasing sediment loads during heavy rains. Timber felling is an especially important threat in the Tano River. This is leading to the population declining.
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Population:
Population
Declining.
Population Trend
Decreasing
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Threats:
Major Threats
The removal of vegetation due to mining and commercial timber felling, may cause increasing sediment loads during heavy rains. Timber felling is an important threat in the Tano River.
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Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii))
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Conservation Actions:
Conservation Actions
Habitat restoration is required.
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Range Description:
Presently known only from the Bandama and the Tano rivers.
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Africa: Known only from the Bandama River in Côte d'Ivoire and Tano River in Ghana. Affinities: look-alike of Mormyrus tapirus and Mormyrus rume.
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Western Africa.
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 60 - 71; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 16 - 18
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Maximum size: 271 mm SL