Mormyrops curtus
Distribution:
Lower Congo to Stanley Pool. See Fishbase for museum records.
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Mormyridae
Mormyrops curtus Boulenger, 1899
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
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
Although there are threats known in the species distribution area, the species is listed Least Concern because of its relatively broad distribution.
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Population:
Population
No information available.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats:
Major Threats
Marine transport and oil disposal by boats and Matadi pose threats in the region. When the water falls, oil remains on the bottom. Aluminium mining on the land close to the coast in the future could pose problems if water enters the river. This project is however depended for its electricity demand on the success of Inga 3, which will be built in 5 years. Urbanisation at Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) forms a problem in the region through sewage cast and lead toxicity, mainly coming from car oil and a lot of boat traffic. Inga 1 and 2 are existing dams on the Lower Congo with a minimal impact. Inga 3 will divert a significant amount of flow. Grand Inga will block a great part of the mainstream with major impact. Given the restricted mainstream habitat and mainstream impacts such as pollution, it can be threatened in the future by mining in the Luozi region. The key component of concrete is found in this region, and there is potential to mining in het area.
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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. 41-42.
Depth of body equal to length of head, 4 to 4 ½ times in total length. Head once and ½ as long as deep, with concave upper profile; snout short, rounded; mouth terminal, its width equal to length of snout; teeth truncate, 22 or 24 in each jaw; eye small, in anterior third of head, its diameter 3 to 3 ½ times in length of snout, 2 ½ to 3 times in interocular width. Dorsal 24–25, half as long as anal and above its middle, 2 ½ times as distant from end of snout as from root of caudal. Anal 40-43, its origin at equal distance from head and from root of caudal. Pectoral rounded, 3/5 length of head. Caudal small, greater part covered with scales, with rounded lobes. Caudal peduncle a little longer than deep, ¼ to 1/3 length of head. 63-67 scales in lateral line, 13-14/17-19 in transverse series on body, 21-23 in transverse series between dorsal and anal, 16 round caudal peduncle. Purplish brown, lighter beneath, with darker blotches or marblings, or with small dark spots forming longitudinal lines.
Total length 400 millim.
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Range Description:
Mormyrops curtus is known from Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) and from the Lower and Central Congo River basin (to Bokuma). It is not known from the central and southern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Africa: marine lower Congo (Ref. 1877), Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585) and the middle Congo River (Ref. 41591) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Distribution:
Lower Congo to Stanley Pool. See Fishbase for museum records.
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Lower Congo.