Cyphomyrus wilverthi (Boulenger, 1898)

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Range Description:

Cypomyrus wilverthi is known from Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) and from the Lower and Central Congo River basin.

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Central Africa.

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Africa: Congo basin (Ref. 3203).

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Distribution:

widespread in major waterways of Congo Basin. See Fishbase for museum records and localities.

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Max. size:

26.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 42476))

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Habitat and Ecology:

Habitat and Ecology

This is a demersal species.

Systems

  • Freshwater
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Environment:

demersal; freshwater

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Barcode data: Hippopotamyrus wilverthi:

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


No available public DNA sequences.

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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Hippopotamyrus wilverthi:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
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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