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Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger, 1902) |
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photo by
Mertens, P. |
| Family: | Mormyridae (Elephantfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 11.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: known from few, widely dispersed localities in the middle and upper Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola: Kasai, Ubangi, Uélé, Aruwimi, Lualaba and upper Lualaba (Ref. 2970). Also reported from Pool Malebo (Ref. 41590), the Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290), middle Congo River and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-28; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 26-27 | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||