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Mormyridae
Marcusenius deboensis (Daget, 1954)
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Range Description:
This species is known only from the type whose meristic features are very close to those of M. mento, recorded from Niger River, (Debo and Kainji Lakes).
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Africa: Niger River, (Debo and Kainji Lakes).
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West-central Africa.
Maximum size: 250 mm ---
Max. size:
25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3799)); max. published weight: 100.0 g (Ref. 3799)
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Habitat and Ecology:
Habitat and Ecology
This is a demersal fish. Maximum size 25.0 TL.
Systems
- Freshwater
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Environment:
demersal; freshwater
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
DD
Data Deficient
Red List Criteria
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Awass, A. & Laly, P.
Reviewer/s
Entsua-Mensah, M., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s
The validity of this species seems doubtful as was already recognised by Daget and Iltis (1965). For the time being, the information available is insufficient to decide on this matter (see Jgu and Lvque, 1984). It is therefore categorised as Data Deficient.
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Population:
Population
No available data.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats:
Major Threats
No information available.
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