Hippopotamyrus paugyi Lévêque & Bigorne, 1985

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Environment:

demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10

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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

Olaosebikan, B.D.

Reviewer/s

Lalèyè, P., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.

Contributor/s

Justification

Hippopotymyrus paugyi is widely distributed and has been found in most of the rivers from Fatala (Guinea) to Saint Paul (Liberia). EOO and AOO over 150,000 km² and 20,000 km² respectively. No major widespread threats, locally impacted by deforestation and mining in Sierra Leone and Liberia, but not thought to impact the species enough to qualify for a threatened category.
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Population:

Population

No available data.

Population Trend

Unknown
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Threats:

Major Threats

Deforestation and mining in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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Least Concern (LC)

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Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions

None known.
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Range Description:

This species is restricted to the Atlantic side of the Guinean massif: H. paugyi has been found in most of the rivers from Fatala (Guinea) to Saint Paul (Liberia).

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Africa: Limited to the Atlantic face of the Guinean mountain range, known from Guinea (Konkouré and Kolenté Rivers), Sierra Leone (Little Scarcies, Jong, Moa and Mano Rivers), and Liberia (Saint Paul River).

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Western Africa.

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29 - 34; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 26 - 33

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