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Mormyridae
Marcusenius angolensis (Boulenger, 1905)
EOL Text
Max. size:
13.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 42015))
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Habitat and Ecology:
Habitat and Ecology
Not known but almost certainly found in marginal riverine and floodplain vegetation.
Systems
- Freshwater
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Environment:
demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater
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Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
da Costa, L. & Tweddle, D.
Reviewer/s
Snoeks, J., Tweddle, D., Getahun, A., Laly, P., Paugy, D., Zaiss, R., Fishar, M.R.A & Brooks, E.
Contributor/s
The extent of occurrence is not yet clear but the Kwanza is a large river system not threatened at present by pollution or other impacts likely to have adverse impacts on the species. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern.
History
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2007Least Concern (LC)
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Population:
Population
No infromation available.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats:
Major Threats
A series of hydroelectric dams planned for the Kwanza River is likely to disrupt migration patterns and may have impacts on stability of marginal vegetation, but is unlikely to seriously threaten the species.
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Least Concern (LC)
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Conservation Actions:
Conservation Actions
None known.
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Range Description:
This species is known from the lower reaches of Kwanza River in Angola. It is possibly also occuring in other neighbouring Atlantic coastal systems.
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