Mormyrops masuianus Boulenger, 1898

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Barcode data: Mormyrops masuianus:

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.

Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.

See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.

CCTATACCTAGTATTTGGGGCTTGAGCCGGAATAGTGGGCACTGCACTGAGCCTCCTTATCCGAGCGGAATTAAACCAACCAGGGGCGCTGCTTGGCGACGACCAGATTTATAATGTTATCGTCACAGCACACGCCTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTCATAGTAATGCCAATCATGATCGGCGGCTTTGGCAACTGATTAATCCCCCTTATGATCGGCGCCCCAGATATAGCATTCCCCCGAATGAACAACATAAGCTTCTGACTCCTACCACCATCTTTTCTCCTTCTACTTGCCTCCTCTGGAGTCGAAGCTGGAGTTGGAACAGGATGAACTGTCTATCCCCCCCTGGCTGGCAATTTGGCCCACGCCGGAGCCTCTGTAGACCTAGCTATTTTCTCTCTCCACTTAGCCGGTGTTTCTTCCATCCTTGGCTCTATCAACTTCATTACCACAATCATCAACATAAAACCCCCAGCAATCTCCCAATACCAAACCCCCCTCTTTATTTGAGCCCTATTAGTGACCACCGTCCTACTACTACTATCCCTGCCAGTCCTAGCTGCAGGAATCACAATACTGCTAACGGATCGAAACCTAAACACAACATTCTTCGACCCGGCAGGCGGAGGAGACCCAATCCTCTACCAACACCTA
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Mormyrops masuianus:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 5
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
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.

Contributor/s

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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Threats:

Major Threats

None known.
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Least Concern (LC)

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Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions

None known.
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General Description:

From Boulenger 1909, pp. 38–39.

Depth of body 6 times in total length, length of head 4 2/3 times. Head 1 2/3 as long as deep, with straight, declivous upper profile; snout rounded, projecting a little beyond the mouth; width of mouth a little greater than length of snout; teeth truncate, 12 in upper jaw, 14 in lower; eye very small, situated in anterior third of head, its diameter 3 times in length of snout or interorbital width.
 Dorsal 30-31, 4/5 length of anal, originating 1 2/3 as far from end of snout as from base of caudal. Anal 40–46, originating a little in advance of dorsal (its 7th or 8th ray corresponding to first
dorsal), and slightly nearer head than base of caudal. Pectoral ½ length of head. Caudal rather small, densely scaled, with rounded lobes. Caudal peduncle 2 ½ times as long as deep, ½ length of head. 90-93 scales in lateral line, 14-15/19-20 in transverse series on body. 21-23 in transverse series between dorsal and anal, 18 round caudal peduncle. Pale brownish.

Total length 410 millim.

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Range Description:

Mormyrops masuianus is known from the Lower Congo, Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) and from the Central Congo River basin.

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Africa: lower and middle Congo River basin in Central African Republic (Ref. 42005), Republic of Congo (Ref. 53209) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 41590, 42476).

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