Marcusenius abadii
Distribution:
Niger River, Benoué and Volta. See FishBase for localities and museum records.
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Mormyridae
Marcusenius abadii (Boulenger, 1901)
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Africa: lower Niger, the Bénoué and the Voltas. Also known from the upper Niger (Ref. 3203). Affinities: close to Marcusenius cyprinoides.
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Distribution:
Niger River, Benoué and Volta. See FishBase for localities and museum records.
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| Rights holder/Author | Sullivan, John P., Sullivan, John P., Africhthy |
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Western Africa.
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34 - 39; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 32 - 36
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Maximum size: 400 mm TL
Max. size:
40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3799)); max. published weight: 500 g (Ref. 3799)
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Dorsal fin origin at same level as anal fin origin; body depth 3.0-4.7x of SL; peduncle height 3.2-5.0x of its length.
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Habitat and Ecology:
Habitat and Ecology
This is a demersal species. Electrobiology - weakly discharging.
Systems
- Freshwater
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Environment:
demersal; freshwater
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
NT
Near Threatened
Red List Criteria
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Entsua-Mensah, M. & Laly, P.
Reviewer/s
Snoeks, J., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s
The species is currently known from around seven or eight locations over a wide area (extent of occurrence is over 280,000 km2, and area of occupancy is over 2,000km2). However due to the threats to the habitat of the species in terms of pollution (oil exploration in Lower Niger), reduction of occurrence and occupancy area (deforestation in Volta basin), aquatic weeds etc. the fish can be classified as Near Threatened as it is close to meeting VU under criterion B2.
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