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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Osteoglossiformes
(Bony tongues) >
Mormyridae
(Elephantfishes)
Etymology:
Boulengeromyrus:
From George Albert Boulenger (1858-1937); he revised the works of Günther about Percoidei + Greek, myros = the male of a morey eel (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on authors:
Taverne
&
Géry
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Africa: restricted to the Ivindo River basin and the Ntem River basin (Ref.
81635
).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref.
81635
)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 23-24;
Anal
spines
: 0;
Anal
soft rays
: 28 - 31. Body deep and laterally compressed (Ref.
81635
). Dorsal profile of the back straight, upper profile of head straight, pointing downward; ventral side of the head concave; snout elongate, its length 29 to 35 % of head length (Ref.
81635
). Submental swelling reduced (Ref.
81635
).
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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
)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref.
126983
)
Least Concern (LC)
; Date assessed:
16 February 2009
CITES
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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