Paramormyrops gabonensis Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1977
EOL Text
Environment:
demersal; freshwater
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It inhabits deep channels in slow-moving water (Ref. 81635).
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Barcode data: Paramormyrops gabonensis:
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
No available public DNA sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Paramormyrops gabonensis:
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
VU
Vulnerable
Red List Criteria
B2ab(iii)
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
The southern locations on the Ivindo drainage are being threatened by iron mining. The species is known from fewer than 10 locations. The AOO is estimated less than 2,000 km.
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Population:
Population
No information available.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats:
Major Threats
The southern locations on the Ivindo drainage are being threatened by iron mining.
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Vulnerable (VU) (B2ab(iii))
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Biology:
It inhabits deep channels in slow-moving water (Ref. 81635). Electric organ discharge (EOD) lasts 8 ms (Ref. 10460).
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Conservation Actions:
Conservation Actions
None known.
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