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Mormyridae
Pollimyrus petricolus (Daget, 1954)
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Population:
Population
No available data.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats:
Major Threats
Threats to this species include Water Hyacinth in the inner delta has led to problems of sedimentation, loss of habitat (water loss) and deoxygenation.
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Least Concern (LC)
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Conservation Actions:
Conservation Actions
None known.
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Biology:
Affinities: sympatric with P. isidori.
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Range Description:
P. petricolus is endemic to Western Africa and known only from the upper and Middle Niger basins. The downstream limit of its distribution seems to be Lake Kainji.
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Africa: Niger River, Markala and Kainji Lake.
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Western Africa.
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 23; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 23 - 26
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Maximum size: 110 mm SL