Hippopotamyrus harringtoni
Distribution:
White Nile, Niger River, Lake Chad basin. See Fishbase for museum records and localities.
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Hippopotamyrus harringtoni (Boulenger, 1905) [Invalid]
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
DD
Data Deficient
Red List Criteria
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Getahun, A.
Reviewer/s
Snoeks, J. & Brooks, E.
Contributor/s
There is currently insufficient information of species abundance and distribution to conduct a full assessment.
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Population:
Population
No available data, but it is thought to be a very rare species.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats:
Major Threats
No information available.
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Data deficient (DD)
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| Rights holder/Author | Pascualita Sa-a, FishBase |
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Conservation Actions:
Conservation Actions
No information available. More research is needed into this species population numbers and range, biology and ecology, habitat status and threats, as well as monitoring and potential conservation measures.
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Range Description:
This species is endemic to the Nile. It occurs in the Sobat River and have also been caught at the junction of the Blue and White Niles. Reports from West Africa refer to H. pictus (Lvque and Bigorne 1985).
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Africa: White Nile, Niger River, Chad basin. Reported from Ghana (Ref. 3036).
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| Source | http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10868 |
Distribution:
White Nile, Niger River, Lake Chad basin. See Fishbase for museum records and localities.
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| Rights holder/Author | Sullivan, John P., Sullivan, John P., Africhthy |
| Source | http://mormyrids.lifedesks.org/pages/2078 |
Africa.
Maximum size: 305 mm SL