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Etymology: Mormyrops: Greek, mormyros = a fish (Sparus sp) + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Pellegrin.

Issue
Genus incertain, in Oxymormyrus in ECoF. Nomenclatural issues with Mormyrops, Marcusenius and Oxyryinchus must be addressed.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

; zoet water demersaal. Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 13614)

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Africa: middle Congo River basin, including the Alima in Republic of Congo (Ref. 42502) and Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585), the middle Congo River (Ref. 41590), Lake Tumba (Ref. 41580), the Ruki drainage (Ref. 41580, 93897) and the Itimbiri (Ref. 106290) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 13614)

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

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Hopkins, C.D., S. Lavoué and J.P. Sullivan, 2007. Mormyridae. p. 219-334. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81635)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

Harmless

Gebruik door de mens

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Mormyrops boulengeri Pellegrin, 1900