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Mormyrus cyaneus Roberts & Stewart, 1976
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Range Description:
Mormyrus cyaneus is only known from the Lower Congo River basin.
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Africa: lower Congo River (type locality) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 3203, 42510).
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Lower Congo.
Max. size:
26.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 42510))
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Paratype for Mormyrus cyaneus Roberts & Stewart
Catalog Number: USNM 216375
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): T. Roberts & D. Stewart
Year Collected: 1973
Locality: Zaire River Mainstream Near Inga Hydroelectric Dam, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
- Paratype: Roberts, T. R. & Stewart, D. J. 1976. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 147 (6): 268.
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Habitat and Ecology:
Habitat and Ecology
This is a demersal species.
Systems
- Freshwater
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Environment:
demersal; freshwater
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
VU
Vulnerable
Red List Criteria
D2
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Moelants, T.
Reviewer/s
Brummett, R., Mbe Tawe, A.N., Dening Touokong, C., Reid, G.M., Snoeks, J. Staissny, M., Moelants, T., Mamonekene, V., Ndodet, B., Ifuta, S.N.B., Chilala, A., Monsembula, R., Ibala Zamba, A., Opoye Itoua, O., Pouomogne, V., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s
Mormyrus cyaneus is only known from the Lower Congo River basin. The elaboration of the Inga dam project with Inga 3 and Grand Inga, and the possibility of mining in the Luozi region, could pose future threats to the species.. The species is known from fewer than 10 locations.
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Population:
Population
No information available.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats:
Major Threats
Inga 1 and 2 are existing dams on the Lower Congo with a minimal impact. Inga 3, to be built in five years, will divert a significant amount of flow. Grand Inga will block a great part of the mainstream with major impact. Given the restricted mainstream habitat and mainstream impacts such as pollution, it can be threatened in the future by mining in the Luozi region. The key component of concrete is found in this region, and there is potential to mining in the area.
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