Pollimyrus stappersii (Boulenger, 1915)
Chipumamabwe

Family:  Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Max. size:  7.4 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: upper Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. Pollimyrus stappersii stappersii: Mweru-Luapula-Bangweulu (Ref. 41590, 42135); Pollimyrus stappersii kapangae: upper Lualaba (Ref. 42554) and upper Kasai (Ref. 41590).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Pollimyrus stappersii stappersii: known from the Bangweulu-Chambeshi area (Ref. 95585) and the Bangweulu swamps (Luapula drainage, upper Congo River basin)(Ref. 42135). Present in Kasanka National Park (Ref. 95585).


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