Pollimyrus nigripinnis (Boulenger 1899) [Invalid]

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Africa: middle Congo River basin in Cameroon (Ref. 46233, 51193) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 1877, 41585, 41590, 41594).

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Distribution:

Congo basin. See FishBase for museum records and localities.

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Central Africa.

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Maximum size: 110 mm TL

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Max. size:

11.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 6398))

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Habitat and Ecology:

Habitat and Ecology

This is a demersal species. It possesses electroreceptors over the entire head, the ventral and dorsal regions of the body, but absent from the side and the caudal peduncle where the electric organ is located (Mller 1995).

Systems

  • Freshwater
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Environment:

demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7.0; dH range: 15

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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Pollimyrus nigripinnis:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1

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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category

LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

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.

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Justification

The species is widespread or without major threats throughout the Central Africa assessment region and is assessed as Least Concern.
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Population:

Population

No information available.

Population Trend

Unknown
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